Zenna Tagney works predominantly in ceramic sculpture. Her pieces incorporate themes of narrative, character and nature, and are inspired by her experiences of growing up in Cornwall and her connection to its landscape, cultural traditions, and mythology.
The majority of her sculptural work uses porcelain clay, a material with a close connection to the area in which she grew up, near China Clay Country . She incorporates found objects such as old wood and vegetation into her pieces.
The characters depicted in her work, sometimes strong and wild, other times fragile and poignant, come from or are inspired by the Cornish myths and stories told to her by her parents, and are imagined through these narratives and their settings. The wild landscapes of Cornwall are a common context for these tales, and suggest a hidden other world. Zenna hopes that her audience will wonder about the stories and characters behind the pieces.
Zenna was born in 1988 in Gunnislake, east Cornwall, and grew up in Tywardreath, mid Cornwall. Â Zenna has a foundation degree in Art & Design and a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Crafts from University College Falmouth.
Zenna Tagney 
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