'Glacier' Series 2009
Slipcast Porcelain with blue chun and celadon glazes.

In this series i have explored a sense of beauty within the inner form of a vessel creating glacial caves and subtle landscapes. Each piece has been slipcast to a different thickness creating a variety of different weights. This then creates an unexpected yet pleasantly playful experience when the objects are explored. The outer forms are tactile and convey subtle undertones of the human body. Comfortable to hold in the hand, the fatness of form creates a sense of intimacy both physically and visually longing to be touched. The pieces were deliberately fired still damp to encourage cracking within the inside form. These cracked voids then tear appart further once the glaze has been applied and exaggerates their distiction. The pieces express an unconventional yet contemporary sense of beauty, fusing Eastern ideas of imperfection as beauty with Western contempoary fleshy beauty.