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Steven Edwards Steven Edwards (b. 1976, UK) is a ceramic artist based in the UK whose practice centres on material investigation, sculptural form, and the expressive potential of clay. Working from his studio in London, he explores the physicality of the medium through processes that examine the interplay of form, surface, and the act of […]

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