Pathways

Terry was born in Canada and spent her childhood in Uganda and Ireland, and then studied Textile Design, achieving an M.A. in Printed Textiles.

‘My work is an intuitive response to the natural and built environment, evocative of landscape, water and woodland. I am particularly influenced by the Huntingdonshire Fens which surround my home and studio. This is an area of flat farmland intersected by drains and ditches, with areas of dense woodland.’

Terry Beard 2025 

 

Terry worked as a freelance textile designer and illustrator for many years whilst at the same time developing ideas and techniques for her work. This has been a full time occupation for many years and she now works from a studio in the heart of the Fens.

Terry has exhibited her work widely including shows in Ely, Cambridge, London, Stamford and Norfolk, as well as exhibiting in Italy and America. She has work in numerous private and corporate collections. 

Stephen studied Ceramics gaining a B.A. (Hons) in 3D Design, before combining teaching Art & Design with making his own ceramics. After many years as the Ceramics tutor at Marlborough College in Wiltshire, he returned to his native fens in Cambridgeshire to establish a workshop close to Wicken Fen, and recently moved to a former Methodist Chapel, converted into a studio and situated next to Woodwalton Fen nature reserve. 

Influences are diverse and come from a fusion of visual elements seen in natural and built environments. The effects of weathering, erosion and decay provide a constant source of reference.’ 

Stephen has shown work widely throughout the UK, including London, Norwich, Brighton, St. Ives and York. An authority on ceramic glazes and raku.  He is the author of ‘The Glaze Book’ and ‘Contemporary Raku’.