Material & Process
Materials, tests and work in progress.
Porcelain
I am drawn to porcelain for the way it feels in the hands — soft, fine and responsive. There is something very physical about working with it. I like that contrast between its softness while making and the strength it can have once fired.
Clay & Local Materials
Materials often enter my studio simply because I encounter them. A stone in a river, a leaf, a piece of shell, a weathered surface — curiosity comes first. Sometimes something makes me stop and look a little longer.
Other impressions may return much later: a gesture or atmosphere. They can come from almost anywhere. Later, something of them may reappear as an image, feeling or form, and from there I begin to see what the material might become.
Glaze & Firing
Glaze and firing introduce an element of uncertainty. Surfaces shift, colours move and outcomes cannot be fully anticipated. I am interested in what appears through that transformation.
Process
Process may be the most important part of the work. I want traces of making, change and uncertainty to remain visible, leaving room for something unexpected to emerge.
