Amanda Brier makes functional and decorative pottery ranging from vases, bowls and mugs to trinket boxes and hand-painted tiles.

She was born in Portsmouth, where she studied Art and Design before moving to Cornwall in 1997. She completed a degree in Studio Ceramics at Falmouth College of Arts in 2000, and has worked with the Leach Pottery since that year.  She submits work regularly to galleries around Cornwall and participates in mixed exhibitions. Her work may be seen at such venues as Trelissick Gallery, Truro, Out of the Blue (Marazion), Penlee House, Penzance and others.