About

Juliet Macleod makes wheel-thrown porcelain that imparts an evocative exploration of the Scottish coast. Using a distillation of drawings and photographs made over many years, she creates contemplative pieces which hope to engage the viewer and spark their own memories.

Climate change, coastal erosion and marine litter influence Juliet's work. She repurposes shoreline waste such as metal, plastic and rope into handmade tools for abstract mark-making. These tools are used to generate painterly, unique marks and repeating abstract patterns that reference specific coastal landscapes and the effects of changing weather and light.

A graduate of Central Saint Martins, Juliet worked as a graphic designer for more than twenty years. This generated a fascination for mark making and an extensive understanding of design, form and composition. She works from her studio based in the Aberdeen countryside. The local coastline and regular trips to the Outer Hebrides inform her practice.

CV
2012-2013: Intermediate Ceramics short course, Gray’s School of Art
2003-2005: Evening classes in pottery, Hackney Community College
1998-2010: Designer Director, Crescent Lodge Design Ltd
1993-1998: Senior Designer, Paper White Ltd
1990-1992: Designer, Stone Design Associates
1987-1990: BA Hons Graphic Design, Central Saint Martins
1986-1987: Foundation, Bournemouth and Poole College of Art & Design

Selected shows
2024-2018: Potfest in the Park
2024: Potfest by the Lake
2024-2015: Potfest Scotland*
2024, 2022, 2019: Ceramic Art London
2024-2014: North East Open Studios**
2023-2016: Flock contemporary craft and design fair**
2023: York Ceramic Fair
2019-2016: Pittenweem Arts Festival
2019-2018: Earth & Fire
2018: Contemporary Craft Festival, Bovey Tracey
2017: Craft Scotland Summer Show
2016: Made London
2015: Crafted, Dundee Contemporary Arts
2015-2014: Potfest in the Pens
*except 2018
**except during Covid-19

Selected exhibitions
2022: Ballad to the Water, Watermill Gallery, Aberfeldy
2021: Winter exhibition, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
2020: Porcelain exhibition, Clay College Stoke
2019: Brushed, curated by Kyra Cane, gallerytop, Derbyshire
2019: Guest artist, Obsidian Art, Stoke Mandeville
2018: The Call of the Sea, Baxters Gallery, Dartmouth
2018: Junction Arts, Aberdeen
2017: Cambridge Contemporary Arts
2017: & Gallery, Edinburgh

Awards
2021: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum Micro Commission
2015: Made in Aberdeen Artists’ Bursary

Associations
Selected Member of The Craft Potters Association
Scottish Potters Association (SPA Social Media Coordinator 2017-18, SPA Newsletter Editor 2018-2021)
Craft Scotland
Applied Arts Scotland

Publications
2024: Potters on Pots, Ceramic Review, issue 329
2019: Society Magazine, Evening Express, 14 February
2018: ‘The Shape of Things to Come’, Living, issue 02, Autumn
2017: ‘Cloud Nine’, Trend, issue 61, December/January
2016: Homes & Interiors, Arts News, issue 110, November/December
2016: Craft & Design, Show Case, issue 247, September/October
2015: ‘The Potters Blog’, Ceramic Review, issue 275
2014: Deeside Piper, 5 September