My work often focuses on the shape and construction of the vessel form, removing the element of traditional 'function' in the process. This allows for spatial interaction between elements often exaggerating or understating the scale of handles, lips and spouts. References are diverse and include medieval puzzle jugs, dressmaking patterns and text, windows, boundaries, boats, and the landscape.
Pieces are handbuilt using predominantly a white earthenware body, which is often high fired for strength and colour. Many layers of surface decoration are built up at each stage, using slips, glazes, transfers and lustre resulting in multiple firings.
A collage approach is adopted, drawing on a sense of repair and assemblage. This allows for a combination of surface decoration methods to be used. Drawing and painting is integral to the development of work, and the results are playful, rich in movement, energy and aesthetic value.
ew- 2009
Full Member of The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen
Crafts Council National Register of Makers
Studio address: Studio 238, Custard Factory, Birmingham, B9 4AA
Work available at: Guild Gallery, Painswick, GL6 6QQ
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