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6 VERMONT MAGAZINE
Working in separate buildings and
workshops, their paths seldom cross - save
for occasional cross-disciplinary collaborations
such as ceramic tile-topped tables.
Miranda explains that although the underlying
aesthetics of their craftwork tend to
mesh together very well, “the camel’s nose
doesn’t often go into the other tent. We’re
both happy in our own worlds where we’re
free to grow and evolve. Charles and I are
very different, and we’ve both changed
considerably from when we first met. I
spent a good deal of time surfing on the
beaches of Australia when I was younger.
That time out on the water in the sunshine
helped to relax me and encouraged my
naturally free-spirited mentality. Charles
was a little more uptight back then. It was
difficult at first to get him out of his shell.”
Miranda was born in the United States of
America but spent her formative years in
Italy, England, and Australia. She
discovered pottery at the age of sixteen
and subsequently enrolled at West Surrey
College of Arts and Design to pursue a
degree in ceramics. Once there, her
passion for her craft started to burn even
stronger than the scorching flames
powering the kilns that baked her pieces.
After graduating, she worked under the
tutelage of celebrated potters such as
Michael Cardew and Alan Caiger-Smith.
After spending her youth travelling the
globe and learning the customs of the
nations she lived in, Miranda became
fascinated by the distinctions between
the pottery techniques and traditions of
various cultures during the course of her
artistic education. According to Miranda,
the chemical composition of the clay in
different world regions determines the
colors and textures present in its natural
state. Taking these differences into account,
Miranda developed a meticulously
exacting approach to the art and science
of ceramics that incorporated a hybridized