Two hand-painted fish-motif ceramic bowls on marble
Ceramic Artist By Isabel Kennedy

Fishy.

Est. 2024
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Fishy.

Hello

My name is Isabel Kennedy, and I am a ceramic artist who is obsessed with fish. I have been travelling through my ceramic journey and the world to understand ceramic cultures and how they impact our daily lives, the histories and stories. Behind every ceramic piece is a pair of hands, and I am diving deep into the stories behind these hands. I am also understanding my own story; clay helps me to ground myself, and sharing this experience with others — the meditative nature of the wheel, the feeling of touching earth — this is part of my life purpose.

Pair of hand-thrown ceramic fish-shaped mugs
Spotted ceramic bowls over a fauvist painting reference
Orange handled ceramic jug beside its painting reference
Bit fishy.
Innit
Isabel Kennedy arranging flowers in a studio doorway

Commissions

  • Designed and created bespoke ceramic door handles.
  • Completed a set of hand-crafted bowls.
  • Wedding plates.

Exhibitions

Mugs — Peace Out Paradise — November 2024, Berlin.

Ceramics Residencies

Mati Earth — Goa — 2025
Dharamkot Studio — Dharamkot — 2025
Aura — Chandigarh — 2026

Upcoming
Workshops

Clay as a heart opener — hands in clay, no phones, connect with the dirt in your hands, be humbled by it and make something beautiful with me.

Now booking corporate ceramic workshops.

Reach out here for more information
Hand-painted floral ceramic plates

Artist CV

Jul 2024 — Present

Owner, Fishy Ceramics

Producing hand-thrown ceramic pieces, specialising in functional and decorative pottery. Collaborating with clients on custom designs and commissions. Leading corporate ceramic workshops in collaboration with Isabel Kennedy through Kennedy Creative Consulting. Overseeing the creative process from clay preparation to final glaze firing. Building Instagram, website, and content for Fishy Ceramics. Researching a launch of a podcast, "This Ceramic Life."

Dec 2024 — Present

Studio Assistant, Peace Out Paradise

Kiln loading/unloading and operating. Wedging clay. Ensuring the studio is kept to the highest of standards as part of the team.

Nov 2023 — Jul 2024

Part-Time Ceramicist

Independent studio practice.

2023

Ceramic Course with Phyllis Lou — Peace Out Paradise, Berlin

Exploring advanced pottery techniques, glazing, and kiln firing.

2019

Tile Making, Raw Ceramic Workshops — London

Six-week study under Matt Raw into the different processes behind tile making.

2016 — 2018

Crown Works Pottery, London

Courses with Bisila Noah — two 8-week courses in foundational and advanced ceramic techniques (2016).

Jul 2012

Chesham Grammar School

Art and Photography, A-Level.

Reach out for a peace of clay.