Stephenie Bergman was born in London and studied painting at St.Martin's School of Art. After working with sewn canvases she turned to clay as her medium. In 1985 she set up studio in Ollioules, South of France.
She uses clay as a construction material, rolled out in slabs, cut into geometric shapes, re-assembled, fired and glazed. Large works are made with several interlocking elements and sometimes wood is used to join up or support elements.
Playing with a notion of function, she re-invents familiar objects. She gets ideas by making things for houses and gardens.