Tableware
Teaware
Functional ceramics are in many ways the foundation of my practice. Creating pots on the wheel and moving them through the firing process allows for an immense amount of experimentation with clay that informs my understanding of the material and the intimate relationship humans have with it. My education in pottery has left me with a connection to the British studio ceramics tradition that was developed during my yearlong work-study at Maze Hill Pottery under Lisa Hammond. More recently, I spend two months in Jingdezhen, China, a town famous for its centrality to the Chinese porcelain industry with a thriving scene of contemporary ceramics makers working in all styles. I was there as a resident artist supported by Yushu Gallery London. While there, I worked with other makers associated with Yushu to learn more of the nuances of Chinese teaware, which I had already been making for some time. Teaware offers the opportunity to focus on very intimate details and to assume a very intentional and focused context for use. This offers a different set of aesthetic and practical possibilities than the more robust tableware.