Valerie McLean is a ceramic artist. Her work is inspired by the Mediterranean landscapes of her childhood: stone villages, crumbling castles, medieval churches and archaeological sites.
Valerie is curious about the lives witnessed by these old walls, the stories sometimes left untold, sometimes pieced back together from fragments. The past shapes our perception of the present in ways unseen, through the landscapes we grew in, the languages we practice, the stories we learn.
Valerie McLean’s ceramic pieces are an exploration about cultural identity, searching for roots and connexions, looking at surfaces and finding hidden structures.
Valerie joined Design-Nation in 2026.
