Collections

Pouring tea from the Denmark teapot, demonstrating that it pours well with no drips.

Lighting

Egg-shaped textured lamp, showing the whiteness of the porcelain when it is switched off. Egg-shaped textured lamp, with the light switched on. Egg-shaped lamp with an intricate texture of dragon scales, glowing with a warm light, with a background of dark wood

The Wŷ Lamp

Slipcast porcelain with hand-applied texture elements on a hardwood base.

The Wŷ lamp is my first light. This piece was inspired by my home of Snowdonia in Wales - wŷ being the Welsh translation for egg. During the pandemic lockdowns I spent a lot of time outside and rediscovered my local area through walking. I had always appreciated the beauty of the landscape, but on my walks I found a different perspective of my area and fell in love with its rugged beauty. I wanted to pay homage to that rediscovery by creating a piece that, like the landscape, is delicate and beautiful from a distance, but when you encounter it more closely you discover that it is actually quite rough and rugged. The lamp's scaly texture - inspired by tree bark - together with the warmth from the mood light encourage you to touch the piece.

Tableware

White teapot with spherical shapes incorporated into the spout and the handle, and a disk-shaped lid. White teapot seen from a high angle, showing that the lid is offset and circular, with a flat disk set vertically upon it to act as the knob. The Denmark teapot with a hand lifting the lid to demonstrate the ease of using the large disk-shaped knob.

Denmark teapot

Slipcast glazed bone china

The Denmark teapot is part of a series of designs for a complete bone china teaset. During a trip to Copenhagen, I was inspired by postmodern shapes I saw there at an exhibition showcasing the Memphis design style. This postmodern movement often referenced the art deco shapes that can also be seen in early 20th century ceramics.

The Totems Collection

A totem consisting of two ceramic vessels stacked vertically, the lower has two handles and a donut-shape in pink, and the upper section is an approximately spherical textured green pot, with a lid that suggests a hat. A totem consisting of two ceramic vessels stacked vertically, with two blue handles shaped like a capital B, and textured orange elements on the upper piece. The whole totem suggests a human form. Two vessels that make up the Sergeant Pepper totem. One has a pink section and two handles, the other is a textured green pot with the lid removed. Three vessels that are parts of the Yellow Submarine totems. A tall totem object made up of three vessels form the Yellow Submarine collection. The colours are mainly white with sections that are yellow and pale orange, and a two-handled vessel with blue handles.

Yellow Submarine

Slipcast earthenware, hand-textured and glazed.

Yellow Submarine was my final year collection at university. I was inspired by postmodernism and playfulness with shape and colour. I wanted to create an interactive and interchangeable selection of pieces that would provide a creative outlet for the owner of the pieces, as a response to the restrictions of pandemic lockdowns.

Sgt Pepper, the first of the images above, and Jeremy Hillary Boob Ph.D, the second image above, are both standalone assemblages of the modular pieces that make up the Yellow Submarine collection. I named these pieces once I had completed them. As a child one of my favourite films was the animated 1968 Beatles film Yellow Submarine, and the names of characters in the film popped into my head. As my pieces were heavily inspired by postmodernism and playfulness it made sense to name them after the fantastical animated film that reminded me so much of my childhood.

Three textured jars in different colours: blue, magenta-purple and yellow A mid-blue vessel made up of three donut-shaped sections and a short neck, with an all over incised texture that holds the blue glaze more intensely. A magenta-purple vessel made up of three donut-shaped sections and a short neck, with an all over incised texture that holds the magenta glaze more intensely. A yellow vessel made up of three donut-shaped sections and a short neck, with an all over incised texture that holds the yellow glaze more intensely.

Delphinium, Artichoke, Yarrow

Slipcast earthenware, hand-textured and glazed.

Three pieces inspired by the restrictions on our daily lives during the pandemic lockdowns. I wanted to create tactile items that would tempt you to touch them, through their texture, shape and colour. These vessels can also be combined with the pieces from the Yellow Submarine collection - my aim is to encourage play and give the individual creative control over how they would like to present the pieces.

Four tall vessels, each having four donut-shaped sections, each a different colour; yellow, pale orange, pale green and pale magenta-purple. Four tall vessels, each having four donut-shaped sections, each a different colour; yellow, pale orange, pale green and pale magenta-purple.

Bonbons - Lemon, Orange, Apple, Blackcurrant

Slipcast glazed earthenware.

These vessels are simply that; vessels. Drinkware, vases, or aesthetic pieces, it is up to the individual to decide how to use them. The Bonbons can be stacked vertically or may also be combined with elements from the whole Totems collection.