I have adopted qualities of the quintessential round bottomed pot form which balances on a tiny point enabling it to rock from side to side without falling over as it returns to its centre of gravity The form is both vulnerable and secure. The composite pieces also reference contemporary urban structures exploring tension and balance where the two forms are placed together. They are not static, inviting interaction through repositioning into new arrangements and compositions. The visually perceived weight is ambiguous as all works have internal volume through  double walls.

 

Techniques

Pieces are hand built using slabbing, press moulding & coiling processes. The surface is burnished & bisque fired to 840 centigrade, then sanded and re-fired to 1050 centigrade. Clay is a mixture of Porcelain & Stoneware – sometimes mixed with organic material which fires out to give a pitted surface – to be later inlaid with a mixture of lime and oxide. This is followed by smoke firing in a saggar with various resists and combustibles.

Sizes range from 10 – 50cm diameter and from 9 – 40cm high
Prices range from £100 – £1800 & packing and carriage.
Payment is by credit card through Paypal or BACS. Please contact me to find out what is available.