Making pots is, for me, a continual pursuit for vessel forms that are aesthetically satisfying while also serving a practical purpose. The aim is for form to fit the function, for the glaze to complement and enhance the form, and for the whole to ‘hit the spot’ when looked at, when handled and when used.

It is also a continual pursuit of technical skills that will enable one to create the forms that one longs to create. The aesthetics of form are mysterious and fickle. A slight variation in the curve of the belly of a pot, in the spring of the handle of a jug or the spout of a teapot, or in the way in which a glaze will break or flow on the surface can make all the difference between an indifferent pot and one that will make you want to reach out to pick it up.

And then there is the perennial unpredictability – and just occasionally the happy serendipity – of what will happen in the kiln during firing. It all means that, like all creative work, making pots keeps us on our toes. It is compulsive and endlessly fascinating.

My work is made in stoneware and thrown on the wheel. Most of the work in this Artweeks show has been woodfired with Oxford University Kilns at Whytham Woods.

If you have any questions about the work, please do get in touch. You are welcome to message me on 07711 643278.