Artist: Martha Wiles

A terracotta clay trophy with two handles lying in a patch of dirt, as if it has been dug up and uncovered. The handles are decorated with leaves, some of which are painted gold. The trophy is on a base which reads ‘Grow what you can’ in block capitals. The trophy lid lies next to it, it has a model of a small person digging on it – the earth that they’ve dug up has also been painted gold.

Regenerative Appetite Trophies

BA Product Design and Craft – Ceramics
Manchester Metropolitan University

Martha is an illustrator, ceramicist and food activist.

Martha is interested in how craft functions as a catalyst for change, and she uses her interdisciplinary practice to highlight the issue of food waste. Working closely with organisations dedicated to reducing food waste, Martha recently produced a consciousness-raising body of work celebrating the people working hard to regenerate a culture of care within the food system, and created opportunities for conversations around the way we eat. Her approach is playful and accessible, and explores the role craft can play in creatively engaging people in important issues, encouraging shifts in attitude and changes in behaviour.