British multi-disciplinary artist Sophie Wilson, aka 1690store has gathered serious international attention is such a short space of time. It is only in the past couple of years she turned her phenomenal creativity and extensive skills to hand building and turning clay, with results that have been acclaimed and collected worldwide. Her representation is impressive, as the emergence of her work has caused quite a stir amongst applied art enthusiasts. Wilson’s aesthetic is bang on. It’s sophisticated, steeped in art history, and yet presented in such an understated and unassuming way. Her palette of colour, photography, and styling are accomplished and satisfying. Each mark she makes, every engraved word and over-layed brush stroke, embed her storytelling into the clay merging poetry and painting.

I have been keen to show Sophie’s work from the get-go, so am delighted that her first series for Among the Pines is a series on nine cat butter dishes. We decided these are the perfect fit for us to collaborate on, as we both love our cats to sit on the table beside us as we munch away on buttered toast, chatting away merrily to them and other family members. What could be more satisfying?