Flared cobalt Blue Vessel

I was first introduced to clay at school aged 14 and have been working with it on and off ever since.

 

I studied ceramics at Bristol Polytechnic in 1992, where I had the privilege to be taught by both Walter Keeler and Mo Jupp - two truly inspiring potters.

 

Jump forward 30 years, after teaching and running an Art Foundation course at Abingdon and Witney College, I am now a full time potter. I started off with hand-built forms working on the kitchen table before combining hand-built and wheel-thrown forms. I now almost exclusively produce wheel-thrown vessels.

 

I enjoy making both functional and sculptural forms. My inspiration for form comes from both contemporary and historical sources.

 

I apply colour through the glazing process to accentuate the shape but also to find expression within the reactions triggered by overlapping the glazes. I work with slips, underglazes, and oxides to achieve reactive and textured surfaces.

 

If the kiln gods have been kind, when I lift the lid, I see magic, alchemy! I love seeing the reactions where one glaze has melded into another or run over an underlying oxide to create subtle blends or big bursts of colour.

Stoneware, flared, cobalt blue vessel. Wheel-thrown.

Stoneware Ceramic

Height 27cm