"My work is wheel thrown and turned with high precision. I love the symmetry of the wheel and the ability it gives me to control shape and form. I use a very fine clay with no added grog. After turning I burnish the clay surface until the surface is completely smooth.
The shapes I love to make most are round, like the traditional clay containers made in the rural parts of Africa. The forms are smooth and flowing, because it appeals to me and also because it facilitates the process of burnishing.
I use a various low-firing techniques. The random effects of smoke on the burnished clay surface softens the precise shapes of my pots. The excitement and unpredictability of these type of firings satisfies my sense of the unexpected. It also relates to my African roots.
I like to emphasise the qualities of the shapes: small bases, narrow necks, wide, round bellies and flared rims. In juxtaposition to each other this gives my work a contemporary feel.
My pots are bisque-fired in an electric kiln and then saggar-fired using a gas-fired raku kiln. At present I use salt, sawdust and copper in different combinations in the saggar. During the firing it leaves the random marks and colours on the slightly porous clay. A specific outcome cannot be predicted or expected. After the firing the pieces are cleaned and polished to a light sheen. This protects and enhances the work.
My work is mostly concerned with form and surface. I had to make choices between functionality and the effects that I wanted to achieve in my work. Because of the lower firing temperature required the work is not functional in a utilitarian sense.
I have also developed a range of beaded chokers to be worn as statement jewellery pieces. This has opened up a new perpective on my work and will be explored further
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#0008667 Cg35 - Ceramic Bead Choker - Peach
Approx 40mm beadContemporary Studio Ceramics
Magnetic clasp
Two sided bead - different design on the back
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#0008666 Cg22 - Ceramic Bead Choker - Cream
Approx 40mm beadContemporary Studio Ceramics
Magnetic clasp
Two sided bead - different design on the back
Raku
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#0008665 Cg23 - Ceramic Bead Choker - Peach
Approx 40mm beadContemporary Studio Ceramics
Magnetic clasp
Two sided bead - different design on the back
Raku
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#0008664 Cg22 - Ceramic Bead Choker - Purple
Approx 40mm beadContemporary Studio Ceramics
Magnetic clasp
Two sided bead - different design on the back
Raku
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#0008663 Cg21 - Ceramic Bead Choker - Peach
Approx 40mm beadContemporary Studio Ceramics
Two sided bead - different design on the back
Raku
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#0008662 Cg19 - Ceramic Bead Choker - Orange
Approx 40mm beadContemporary Studio Ceramics
Two sided bead- different design on the back
Raku
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#0008661 Cg18 - Ceramic Bead Choker - Yellow
Approx 40mm beadContemporary Studio Ceramics
Two sided bead- Different design on the back
Raku
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#0008421 Cg34 Pod With Quill
Apprx Height 110mm x 85mmContemporary Studio Ceramics
Potter's mark
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#0008420 Cg32 Pot With Narrow Neck
Apprx Height 100mm x 110mmContemporary Studio Ceramics
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#0008419 Cg33 Pod With Quill
Apprx Height 130mm x 95mmContemporary Studio Ceramics
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#0008418 Cg31 Angled Vessel - Altered Rim
Apprx Height 150mm x 82mmContemporary Studio Ceramics
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#0008417 Cg30 Angled Vessel - Altered Rim
Apprx Height 165mm x 100mmContemporary Studio Ceramics
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#0008414 Cg29bowl - Carved Rim, Quill
Apprx Height 135mm Width 130mmContemporary Studio Ceramics
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#0008413 Cg28 Bowl - Carved Rim, Quill
Apprx Height 150mm Width 150mmContemporary Studio Ceramics
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