Handbuilding and Faceting

During 2024, my practice centred around the creation of stoneware vessels, developed through a combination of making techniques. I focused particularly on faceting, a process I’m deeply drawn to, where firm clay is sliced and pared back to reveal the newly chiseled surface beneath. This physical action became central to the work.

Each piece brought together a unique combination of throwing, hand-building and carving, resulting in forms with their own distinct charm. These vessels explored the tension between irregular, hand-carved contours with more centred qualities created from throwing on the wheel.

All of the work was glazed using personally formulated recipes, selected for how they interact with each of the shapes. I was interested in how glazes move and settle across the form, responding to their geography. The palette was drawn from the muted tones and textures of the natural landscape and coastline, expressed through a coherent range of finishes, matte, glossy, and crystals created by calcium.