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Having cut and fused in the conventional manner for some time now I am venturing into the world of casting and am very excited for the adventure that awaits.
Primarily I started with metal clay, now enjoying exploring the fusing of glass and learning to build colours together and fire.
Specialising in blown glass, my practice has always explored a curiosity around memories and the events we experience throughout life. How can a memory fill us with feelings of euphoria & excitement at the same time as loneliness & sadness? The emotions we experience surely have a weighting on the creation of our memories.
The Torsion series is a technical exploration born from my time as a teaching assistant on James Maskrey’s master class at Bild-Werk Frauenau in Germany in May 2016. Whilst developing my technical abilities and skill, I found that the walls of a blown glass vessel would ripple and buckle when subjected to an imbalance of either heat or thicknesses. The works created now, seven years on, are the culmination of the technical journey to handcraft a glass cylinder without the use of moulds or formers, alongside demonstrating understanding and control of the material to encourage the specific folding of the vessel wall.
Playful & resonant works exploring the presupposition that in the process of making and in the use of material we truly encounter, relate and communicate a degree of shared experience and understanding.
I make pieces that bring me joy, specifically work influenced by walks around woodlands. I am inspired by decay to create a variety of textures, these are then abstracted, manipulated and refined before I add them to my pieces. The forms in my collection are inspired by images of mushrooms that have been manipulated and produced in kiln formed glass, porcelain or black stoneware. The resulting vessels slot into bases that use the same materials allowing for different heights, patterns and colours.
Japanese tea ceremonies also inspire my collection, with a contemporary twist to create sleek tableware that balances technology and traditional techniques resulting in harmony and balance with materials and processes. The making process is extremely important to me, as I find making things an amazing skill which I am passionate about and this project has helped to expand my knowledge and skills to create pieces I am proud of.