• Michèle is inspired by natural forms and organic structures
• Her vessels work against symmetry, creating fluidity and movement
• Colour has always been a major element in her work

Michèle Oberdieck followed a Bachelor's in Printed and Knitted Textiles at the Glasgow School of Art with a Master's in Ceramics and Glass from The Royal College of Art, after a career in textiles. At first, she planned to study Architectural glass, but she became entranced when she saw the way molten colour moved, how malleable it was, and the soft forms which could be created. “Blown glass is a very seductive medium,” she says. From an early age, Oberdieck wanted to make her living from being creative. “There was a lot of creativity on my mothers’ side. My maternal grandmother was a hat designer and then a painter, and my mother made miniature rooms modelled on historical characters.” Her studio is based in Cockpit Arts where she works surrounded by like-minded creatives. One of her focuses is redeveloping the classic Swedish technique of Graal.