I chose Loughborough because of the large campus and the quality of teaching and materials I had access to on my chosen course. The best thing about the Fine Art course is the variety of practises and mediums you can experiment with. From mixing pigments to create high quality oil paints for traditional painting to creating contemporary sculptures out of welded metal sheets.

I studied the Art- Foundation course and became enthralled with Ceramics. I created a series focusing on the detrimental effects of mining on the earth’s surface, creating blasted rock-like ceramic sculptures. Currently on first year I have just started a new project focusing on drapery and the human form. This project consists of life and plaster casting recreate traditional Renaissance and Greek sculptures.

The Hubs technical staff and course tutors are in the top of their field and provide great guidance and knowledge to specialist areas and alongside teaching they produce their own pieces as working artists. This duality of being both a teacher and successful artist really inspires students to keep up the momentum and quality of their own projects.