Meet the Maker: Simon Kidd

Belfast-born Simon Kidd graduated with a degree in ceramic design from Central Saint Martins in London, and currently lives and works in Dublin.

Kidd uses a variety of processes including throwing, slip casting, press moulding and hand-building as well as using wood, gas and electric-fired kilns to create sculptural ceramic forms that are meditations on place.

He often incorporates site-specific materials such as granite, basalt, limestone, wood ashes and turf ash gathered from around the ...