Earthfast Series - Terracotta Jar

Kate Lyons Miller creates vessels that embody a deep connection to place, inspired by the geology, mineralogy, ecology, and human history of Dartmoor. Her work, titled Earthfast: of the ground, reflects her exploration of the landscape, with each piece infused with ideas and emotions tied to the land.

Kate incorporates clays and minerals collected during her walks into the surfaces and clay bodies of her vessels, embedding the essence of Dartmoor directly into her work. These inclusions create tactile and visual narratives that map her relationship with the environment.

For Kate, each ceramic piece is "history in the hand," capturing the layers of time and memory held within the earth and offering a tangible connection to the natural world.

Meeth in mid Devon is now a beautiful nature reserve, but was a clay quarry where a fine, creamy earthenware was dug. The deposit, like the Bovey Basin clays, is a part of the Sticklepath Fault. I was invited to retrieve some of this clay before the old sheds were demolished, I use it mostly as a slip, it’s custard like texture and colour make a happy combination with terra cotta, both materials being influenced by iron. 

Terracotta with Additions of Meeth Devon Ball Clay

22x22cm