Image by Joanna Rhodes
A childhood of being creative and a dream of wanting to be an artist. An in-built need to record & communicate visually with the world. Led to a career sharing my love of visual art with others.
I’ve been working as a professional artist since I graduated from my Fine Art degree in 1999. From 1997-2002 I created/exhibited installations, video and live art. After experimenting & playing with different media between 2014-2016 I decided to focus on ceramics and Sara Budzik Making was born. I’ve been developing my sculptural practice over the last few years and have grand designs for it to become more ambitious!
I currently teach Pottery and other creative courses at Rutland Adult Learning and Skills Service in Oakham. I’ve a varied background of teaching including leading the Fine Art section of the Art Foundation at Loughborough Uni, Moderating Alevel Art for OCR, teaching young people with disabilities and behavioural needs and taught Art & Design at Loughborough High School for 13 years.
qualifications
BA (Hons) First Class Fine Art Bretton Hall College 1999
MA Fine Art Surrey Institute 2001
Qualified Teacher Status 2005
memberships & ORGANISATIONS
Crafts Council Directory
AN Artist’s Network
Craft Potters Associate Member
SELECTED exhibitions/fairs/publications
July 2024
Celebrating Ceramics, Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire
June 2024
Fresh Air Sculpture Show, Quennington
June 2024
Potfest, Compton Verney, Warwickshire
May 2024
Potfest, Glynde Place, East Sussex
Nov 2023
Potfest, Melton Mowbray
October 2023
Potfest, Penrith
August 2023
Potfest Haughley Park, Suffolk
August 2023
Beacon Hill Sculpture Trail, Leicestershire
August 2022
Raveningham Sculpture Show, Norfolk
June 2022
Fresh Air Sculpture Show, Quennington
May 2022
Ceramics in Charnwood
August 2021
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Postcard Show
May 2021
LCB Depot Craft Showcase, Leicester
June 2020
Whitworth Gallery Online Showcase, Manchester
March 2020
LCBDepot Online Exhibition, Leicester
Autumn 2019
Northern Star Exhibition, Clitheroe
Summer 2019
ThinkNG Open Exhibition, Nottingham
December 2018
Etsy Made Local Nottingham
November 2018 Haddon Hall Christmas Artisans Market
June 2018
Middleport Pottery Artisans Fair
May 2018
Ceramics in Charnwood
May 2018
Saltaire Open Houses & Postcard exhibition
December 2017
Middleport Pottery Christmas Fair & Pop-up shop
November 2017
Patchings Arts Centre Christmas Market
September 2017
The Handmade Fair at Hampton Court Palace
May 2017
Ceramics in Charnwood
Dec 2016
Craft in the City at Waterstones, Nottingham
Feb 2016
International Postcard Show Surface Gallery Nottingham
Feb 2015
Exhibition Gerald Moore Gallery London
2014-2015
More Tea Sketchbook Circle
Sept 2014
Deptford X Festival London What is the value of art? Publicised in NSEAD Summer 2015 Issue 13
2002
Devour II shown at the Bonnington Gallery for the eXpo festival in Nottingham.
2002
Outside the Safety Site-specific performance shown with Departure Lounge at the Bull Theatre in Barnet.
2002
Subversive Testimonies Group show Art Projects Studio Vilnius, Lithuania.
2002
Devour Audience participation live art piece shown at the Space Invaders platform at the Warwick Arts Centre as part of Fierce festival 2002.
2002
Stupefy collaboration with Amy Tomson, shown in association with Dance4 at The Djanogly Theatre Nottingham at the Nott Dance Festival. Also at Emergency at the Green Room in Manchester, at Northern Exposure performance festival held at The Bull Theatre. And in association with Yorkshire Dance Centre at both Norton College, Sheffield, and Yorkshire Dance Centre, Leeds.
2002
Shift live art piece, commissioned by Account 3: Women’s Consultancy Service for International Women’s Day at the Brady Arts Centre Whitechappel London.
2002
Swallow it whole Video piece shown at OMSK event under a railway arch in Bethnal Green London.
2001
Alphabet Soup National touring exhibition; members of the ArtHouse.
2000
Heaton Woods Sculpture Trail Commissioned by Bradford Forest Metropolitan Council.
2000
4th Annual Women’s Work Exhibition ArtLink Exchange, Hull.
1999
Identity Group show, ArtLink Exchange, Hull.
