Hannah Turner

There is a little kid in me that just wants to play with clay and create characters, I have always been drawn to humour in art, and when I discovered clay there was no stopping me. Even now, I get really excited about creating a new creature, it's stance, wit, the use of colour and line to enhance the form. The humour is important, but not at the expense of the design of the form. I realized during my degree show that I had hit on something when everything started to sell, even during a recession, and have been making stuff ever since.


I am really drawn to strong graphic shapes, the appeal of 50s cartoons is evident in my designs, I love their vintage illustrative style, playful, yet drawing reference from a very modern cultural aesthetic. In my patterns I really start to have a lot of fun, they come from a mix of very painterly collages that I do and then cut out shapes done on the computer. I have realized lately that I am gathering a certain following of collectors, and would like to respond to that by allowing myself more time for designing new characters, and so getting some of my designs put into production to allow me to do so.

Prices range from: £3.50 - £62

Baby Bird

Pink Owl Egg Cup

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