Sue Ure is a professional ceramicist whose work has been exhibited and sold principally in England and France since 1987. The techniques and traditions of ancient pottery - Minoan, Egyptian and Asian, have been an enduring inspiration. Her work is about clean, clear outlines; about form and it's emotional as well as decorative impact. Making pieces whose essential tranquility are at ease in a multitude of environments; creating a link between user and maker which crosses time and culture.

Since her move from London to southwest France in 1994, her work also shows the influence of the surrounding rural landscape. The commanding silhouettes of Gascony's hilltop chateaux d'eau, for example, have been absorbed and transformed into a striking new range of vase forms (see Homes and Gardens, Nov 2009).

She designed and made a collection of pots for the Tate Modern shop, in association with their major Gauguin exhibition (Sep 2010 - Jan 2011).

Each piece is hand-thrown in white stoneware and porcelain, decorated and glaze-fired to 1260°C. Work is produced in small series, and, from conception to completion, takes about eight weeks.

A wide colour range of satin-matt glazes are mixed in the workshop. Two or three glazes are often combined on one piece and are complemented by bands of copper, platinum and luminous coloured lustres.

Production evolves constantly but is always unified by the core elements of purity of outline and harmonious colour grouping.