Claire Loder is an internationally exhibited graduate of Bath Spa University and University Wales Institute, Cardiff, with work in a number of important public collections including the Crafts Council, Abertstwyth University and The House of Dreams Museum, London.

Loder is a published authority on contemporary ceramics and her book ‘The New Ceramics: Sculpting and Handbuilding’ perfectly sums up her passion and knowledge of ceramics as a fine art medium for exploring her conceptual ideas. Intriguingly, as a child she spent a number of months in the close company of a group of circus clowns who were put up to stay with her family whilst the troupe were in town. The legacy of this experience is clear in her work.