An association of Cornwall's finest craft makers

Gilder, Theresa
Sculpture

Theresa was for three years a textile designer in Manchester before moving to Cornwall. Here she soon built up a market for her ceramic figures and portraits. Raising a family and teaching at the Penzance School of Art made demands on her time but since branching into stone carving 35 years ago her reputation and recognisable style have become international.

The strong, often interlocking, figures are intended to be evocative and tactile thereby inviting the viewer to participate in the emotive feelings they produce.

Public collections:
Control Tec H.Q Powys, Wales.
Child Development Centre, Plymouth.
Mermaid Clinic, Truro.
Home Farm Trust.
Truro City Gallery.

Media Profiles:
ITV, Tuesday View 1986.
Radio Cornwall Arts Review 1990.
Womens International Arts Diary 1993.

Private Collections include Lord Jeffrey Archer.