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Email:erica.poyser.art@gmail.com
Region:East Midlands
Technique:Cold work, Hot glass
Occupation:Artist
Discipline:Decorative, Fine art, Functional
Areas of Interest:Education, Networking, Workshops
Country:United Kingdom
County:Derbyshire
@erica.poyser.glass
Erica Poyser
My final project was called ‘Catharsis’. I focused on the battling emotions many have had to cope with over lockdown. A Youngminds survey taken in summer 2020 recorded that 80% of respondents said the coronavirus pandemic made their mental health worse. I hope my work creates those negative emotions in a physical form to bring a cathartic feeling to the audience as they can relate my work to their own battle.
Catharsis- CGS Glass Sellers’ New Graduate glass prize winner 2021
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Luminescence 2020
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Collapsed 2021
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Constricted details , Erica Poyser, Photography: Matt Stone, Matt Evans
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Luminescence- detail
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Catharsis 2021 , Erica Poyser, Photography: Matt Stone, Matt Evans
![](https://cgs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/images/1403/Poyser, E, Overwhelmed, 2021, size, Olly Freemantle -2.jpg)
Overwhelmed details , Erica Poyser, Photography: Olly Freemantle