Kate Vogler
Kate Vogler is a ceramic artist working from a workshop in rural Norfolk, where she makes sculptural pots built from coils of clay.
A native of Northumberland, she came to Norfolk to join a degree course in Fine Art, Sculpture at Norwich School of Art, followed by a postgraduate course at Bretton Hall, Yorkshire. Returning to Norwich, she taught sculpture and ceramics for many years at a local comprehensive school, in adult education centres and in primary and special needs schools. She now concentrates on developing her work from her studio, selling through galleries, and continues to exhibit regularly and to teach sculpture and pottery to students of all ages. The proceeds of her work help to support a tiny Nepalese primary school.
Her work can be seen year-round at Pinkfoot Gallery in Cley-next-the-Sea and Brazenhead Gallery in Burnham Market. Her 2026 exhibitions include Laura Weekes Gallery in Holt, North Norfolk Open Studios, WIGHTON26: Undercurrent at All Saints Church in Wighton, and the NCCS Summer Exhibition at St Margaret's Gallery in Norwich.
Artist Statement
My workshop is in rural Norfolk, where I make sculptural pots built from coils of clay.
Some try to capture the timeless joy of moving water, birdsong or stillness; others contain hidden birds. The birds are carved into the clay surface. They are barely noticeable, concealed within the natural surface colouring.
The surface marks arise after smoking the burnished, porous pots in natural material collected close by. Some are fumed; others are pit fired in wood. Added oxides react with the heat of the flames, leaving explosions of colour on the surface of the pots.
Having controlled the shape: the sense of uplift and poise, I love the unpredictability of the emerging markings. The bare, unglazed vessels feel somehow ancient and tactile, inviting quiet reflection and a search for significance within yourself.
Like the landscape, my pots are formed by a process of erosion.
I grew up in Northumberland. Influenced by its weathered places: hills, seas or rivers, my sculptural vessels are made in response to the eroding landscape and its history.