Like many artists, the environment influences Anne Hudson and brings that interest to her work. She has a Diploma in Ceramics from Otago Polytechnic and from there went on to study a Master of Fine Arts (Ceramics) at the National Art School, Sydney. She has many years of experience with clay and a wide variety of skills and techniques to draw upon. She works from her urban studio in Auckland.

Hudson likes to consider how the vessel sits with philosophical concepts of existence while enjoying the haptic pleasure of working with clay. Anne firmly believes that a good object can sing, speak or give rise to narrative, ideas and concepts. A vessel is an abstract form with an infinite potential to express meaning while being an integral part of our existence.