These are images of the experimental work that I have done this summer. This bowl is incredibly thin and the surface is intentionally distorted and folded. If I had more time with the studio I would want to begin to develop this concept by gradually trying to make larger and larger bowls of the same thickness but sadly time is up and the space is now needed by other people. I can just be grateful for the opportunity and hope for another one soon!
Here I have been using Saggar firing on porcelain. This was not easy as I had made the bowl so thin that it had to be fired before I could Saggar it. I also had to create a Saggar specifically for it and fire that separately. The effect is of clouds on the pure white of the porcelain. The bowl has had bees wax worked into its warm surface to give it a sheen.
The patterns in the smoke have been made by the bracken used in the Saggar. I am not sure whether this is because the bracken was put in green and left to dry out in the container but I definitely like it and am longing to have another go. It is like an image of my childhood in Richmond Park!
A simple little vase. It is only 10cm tall and incredibly fine. I have glazed the inside with transparent glaze so that it is water tight. I would love to see this with snowdrops or violets crammed into it.
Stacked bowls. How high can I pile a stack of containers before the whole stack collapses under the strain?
Here I have mixed glaze into the porcelain which has then bubbled in the kiln. I would like to work on this effect too, if only I had more time in the studio!
Carapace. Now this is paper thin! It reminds me of some kind of arthropod with a tough exoskeleton protecting is soft inner organs. In this case, puncturing the shell would only take a sharp needle and then the entire creation would collapse!
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