About Amaga Ceramics

Amaga Ceramics is the creative world of Paul Devon Young – artist, sculptor, and ceramicist. Based in Devon, Paul’s work is a deeply personal and geological exploration of the land, its materials, and his unique way of seeing the world.


Since the late 1980s, Paul has been experimenting with sculpture, beginning with wooden constructions and moving into clay, stone, and mineral-based ceramics. His work evokes the raw textures of volcanic rock, fossil strata, and ancient terrain—fired at high temperatures to achieve striking, elemental finishes.


In the 1990s, Paul developed his Fossil Bone series using marble and natural stone. More recently, his Mineralscape project draws directly from the Devon landscape. Through collecting, processing, and transforming natural pigments from local soils and coasts, Paul creates ceramics that literally come from—and return to—the land.


Paul’s practice is profoundly shaped by his experience of autism, diagnosed at the age of 7. Creative expression has always offered an alternative language—one rooted in stillness, detail, and a deep connection to material and process. His work questions conventional perspectives and celebrates the richness of neurodiverse thinking.


“Even though I felt at odds with everything and everyone, there was a stillness inside me—focused entirely on form, detail, and the hidden chemistry of things.”


Paul is also a published author. His two books, available on Amazon, offer rare insights into the autistic experience:


Equatorial Derbyshire – a memoir of growing up in a residential special school during the 1970s.
Imbecile via Autism: Reversed Alchemy – a personal reflection on diagnosis, identity, and creative life on the margins.



His story is also featured in the film Elemental (available on YouTube), documenting a year in his studio and including an in-depth interview about art, environment, and autism.


Currently, Paul continues to develop new ceramic works while exploring how society interacts with neurodiversity—often through denial, misunderstanding, or silence.


“Society pretends conditions like mine don’t exist—or exist only in textbooks. But I live it, and create from it, every day.”