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Convivial connection between ceramics, food and community is at the heart of my practice.
I make one of a kind sculptural vessels inspired by the 17th and 18th Century. Reflective of the artistic movements of these time periods, my work is a contemporary interpretation of objects that focus on extravagance and specificity. Memory and sentimentality also play a key contributing role in my creative process. More often than not, my pieces are designed for flowers. Either to create a unique display in a grand arrangement or a piece to highlight one specific type of bloom such as a tulip.
The source of inspiration for my work stems from museum collections of 18th Century dining vessels, reflecting on the evolution of functional objects to accommodate new foods and dining trends. I am interested by elaborate dining rituals of the period associated with wealth and status and the performance of multi-course dining events. My aim is to create meaningful objects that interplay between still-life, visual composition and encourage social interactions through use. Each piece is made from porcelain and thrown on the potter’s wheel. I create components, which I then cut, freely assemble, and finish by hand. The subtle colour palette is directly influenced by hand painted decoration on historical tureens. I deconstruct each individual colour and match it with glaze and combine this with honed forms. All my work is fired to 1260-1280°C in an electric kiln/oxidised atmosphere. Jessica Thorn - CPA Selected Member
My work delves into the themes of place, heritage, nourishment and clay as a material, provoking a deeper awareness of our surroundings.
My latest work was born from a need for playful experimentation, deftly embodying the freedom of making unbounded by rules or functional constraints. I spent time developing quick fresh ways of making and decorating using coloured porcelain slips.
Through a series of plate-like forms I wanted to share the important story of farmers, millers and bakers, who are restoring heritage grain varieties, nourishing the land and their local community. Malory Tate - CPA Selected Member
My pieces are thrown and altered, although I often describe my process as ‘hand-building with thrown parts’. I work with a semi-porcelain body that allows for a high level of manipulation and fire my work between cones 6 and 8. I have developed a series of blue, white and green glazes forming a palette of varying textures from crystallised satin mattes to high glosses. I manipulate the surface of my pieces to produce a water-colour effect on more ornate forms whilst other designs will showcase an elegant contrast of a white exterior with a coloured interior. Louisa Taylor