Hi I'm Ali Ross - the face behind Nomads and Driftwood 

(Alison Ross Ceramics and Alison Ross Photography)   

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Born in Zimbabwe, I often joke that I have had many completely different lives in one lifetime - as thats how it feels sometimes! 

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Despite having a background in business, equality and human resources, I ended up working in a parliamentary setting. This proved fast paced and often stressful, which eventually took a toll on my health. As an antidote I looked for a creative outlet and found a fascination with clay as well as  rediscovering my love of photography and poetry. The more I experimented with these the more I enjoyed them and now pursue them full time.

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Both my ceramics and photography reflect my fascination with the Japanese aesthetic of WabiSabi, but while my ceramics tend to express this influence in black and white clay and glazes, my photography captures the colours found naturally in my subjects and my images tend to be a lot more vibrant. I usually work in collections, with complimentary hand built ceramic and photographic ideas emerging during my research. "Rust and Relics" is one such collection.​​​​

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In a time when everything seems to be so fast paced, I am deliberately building a life that celebrates the day to day and a love for beautiful things created well and slowly. These are reminders of how much beauty there still is in the world and how many things connect us all.​

        AlisonR