'Since graduating just four years ago, Kate Haywood has emerged as one of the UK's most distinctive and imaginative new ceramicists, showing at leading venues in the UK and abroad. She makes intriguing, surreal sculptures in finely modelled porcelain with colourful textiles, glass and metallic elements. Frequently inspired by found objects from long ago and far away, Haywood's works are designed to engage our imagination and senses.’

Janet Boston, Curator of Craft and Design, Manchester Art Gallery