hands, clay and nature
The mixture of matt and shiny white glazes and the way they interact reminded me very much of the birch trunks that I see daily walking the dog in Leigh Woods outside Bristol. Where the glazes are resisted by little brush marks of wax painted onto the bisque fired pot they produce highlights of orange brown showing through the white just as you see on the birch trees. I like this and plan to develop it further.
What aesthetic would emerge if I were to fully embrace the need for environmental and ethical sustainability in my work?
What if? I suppose I’m happiest when I’m trying something new. It’s one of the reasons I choose hand-building over
Over the last year a new way of making has emerged that has transformed my work and is now bearing fruit. I’ve just written about it for the about page of the website, but for those of you who follow my blog posts I thought I would share it on here….
