Hand cut enamel transfer, slips on press mould & thrown earthenware. 52 x 32cm.

Charlotte Hodes’ practice as an artist takes the form of painting, collage, ceramics and glass. With a touch of humour, lightness and freshness, Charlotte's female signature figure moves comfortably across dishes, canvases, vases, prints and paper. Hodes appropriates every media with confidence. Her narrative is unique, regardless of the support that she chooses to use.

Her work centres around the female figure within a contemporary context depicted as a silhouette juxtaposed with motifs loaded with female associated references such as the vessel and skirt. She draws upon the decorative and applied arts, fashion and costume, often using archives and collections as a source for projects. She works by hand and digitally both with drawing through which she builds an 'archive' of usable visual imagery and with collage. Her work addresses how the fragmented and tactile nature of the ‘cut’ and ‘paste’ of collage can embed meaning.

Charlotte has been awarded numerous prizes including the Jerwood Drawing Prize in 2006. Her work is part of many collections including the V&A Museum, British Council, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Victoria Gallery and Deutsche bank amongst others.