Anne-Marie Jacobs 

t. 07812687282 | e. annemariejacobs@btinternet.com | w. annemariejacobs.co.uk | insta. @annemariejacobs 

 

The society welcomes new member Anne-Marie Jacobs. 

 

My work is caused by my fascination with the extraordinary Essex salt marsh, 

often overlooked in the county famous for its big skies. I live on Mersea island, 

surrounded by marshland which is under threat from climate change, sea level 

rise and extreme weather events but which also provides the best defence for our homes and community. 

 

The contrasting feelings of strength and fragility, wildness and restriction are, for 

me, always present in the landscape and with this work I want to add to those 

things a sense of preciousness and balance which come from the human 

experience of the marshland. My slip cast white earthenware ceramics are unapologetically decorative, their colours and forms and their hand finished surface reliefs are drawn from the beautiful colours and forms of the marsh and the flora which hold the land against 

the elements. I am drawn to creating new glaze colours and textures and new 

forms but always try to hold myself to account, to ensure that the “why” is not 

stifled by the “how” and to justify each element of the work against both 

technical and conceptual aims. 

 

I trained at the Colchester School of Art where I gained a first class degree in 3D 

Art, Design and Craft followed by a distinction in my Masters in Sculptural 

Practice. 

 

I exhibit regularly all over the UK at large ceramic fairs as well as stocking galleries both locally and in other regions and I welcome visitors to my studio on Mersea Island twice a year during an Open Studios trail.