Where Fine Art Meets Collectable Design
From her studio on the Sussex coast, British ceramic artist Katja Seaton creates contemporary sculptural ceramics that weave together craftsmanship, narrative, and a deep connection to the natural world. Each hand-built vessel and ceramic sculpture is formed slowly by hand, built up with intricate detail and texture that rewards close, thoughtful looking.
Katja’s ideas often begin on walks with her dog, observing the quiet persistence of nature within man-made environments or the subtle transformations found in woodland paths. These moments feed into a practice that reflects on how strength depends on fragility, how beauty and decay coexist, and how the small or overlooked play essential roles in every system. Her ongoing series, Not Quite Perfect, explores resilience, imperfection, and interdependence, using the vessel as a metaphor for human and natural balance.
Sculptural Ceramics Rooted in Story and Nature
With over two decades in decorative arts and luxury cake design, Katja brings a finely honed sense of ornament, precision, and surface to her ceramics. Her richly detailed works—layered with floral motifs, piped ornamentation, and tactile textures—translate the language of decoration into enduring sculptural form.Her pieces often carry a quiet social commentary, drawing parallels between the natural world and human society—questioning our tendency to prize strength and success without acknowledging the unseen labour and quiet persistence that sustain them. Through her ceramics, Katja gives presence to the small, fragile, and overlooked—whether creatures, people, or ideas—encouraging a more nuanced appreciation of what supports and connects us.Traversing the space between fine art and collectible design, Katja’s body of work ranges from one-of-a-kind sculptural statements to decorative pieces that bring artistry and meaning into domestic and interior settings. Her work appeals to collectors, curators, galleries, and interior stylists seeking unique, hand-built ceramic art defined by beauty, craftsmanship, and quiet strength.