Ditchburn, Lorraine - The Devon Guild of Craftsmen

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	Name:	Ditchburn, Lorraine
	Category:	Ceramics
	Short Description:	Lorraine’s work is produced by slip-casting porcelain in plaster moulds.
	Description:	Lorraine Ditchburn was born in Barnstaple in 1961 and now lives near Torrington in North Devon. She originally worked as a research scientist, but returned to college in her early thirties and graduated from the University of Plymouth in 1998 with a first class honours degree in Three Dimensional Design. Lorraine’s work is produced by slip-casting porcelain in plaster moulds. “My inspiration is drawn from many different sources and much of my work has been inspired by the intricately linen-wrapped mummies found in ancient Egyptian tombs. People always ask, “Where do you get your ideas from?” The answer is never simple because they can come from anywhere at anytime. I use not only visual references but also, for example, processes involved in textile based crafts. Transferring techniques from one material to another allows one to break away from age-old traditions and to develop new and unique ways of working”. In craft or industrial design she believes that nature holds many of the answers. As Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) wrote, “In her (Nature’s) inventions nothing is lacking and nothing is superfluous”. She tries always to approach her work with this in mind.
	Website:	www.lorraineditchburn.com
	Email:	lorraine@lorraineditchburn.com

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