Hi I'm Ali Ross - the face behind Nomads and Driftwood &
Alison Ross Ceramics...
An African by birth I, like so many, have spent a lot of my adult life a nomad, eventually finding my hearts home in a place not defined by lines on modern maps, but an ancient place that once included the east and north coasts of Ireland and the western highlands and islands of Scotland, known as "Dalriada".
I find my inspiration in liminal zones, the elements, colours and textures of the natural world and am influenced by the eclectic mix of cultures I have encountered on my journey. Clay is the primary language I use to describe my response to atmosphere, shape and form and, inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of WabiSabi, it is a quiet telling, written in muted colours, pared back and reflective. I favour entirely hand built forms, which are seldom literal and do not seek mechanical perfection, but rather embody the process of emergence from my hands to reference the timelessness and gradual emergence of forms in nature.
Welcome to my stories! I write them in many forms, ceramics, photography, poetry and even textiles, but all are reminders of how beautiful the world can be and how many things connect us all.
AlisonR
(Alison Ross holds distinctions with both the Royal Photographic Society (LRPS), and the Irish Photographic Federation (LIPF)