Statement

Recent work comprises a series of forms which deal with notions of change and integration. In the construction of anonymously familiar vessel forms through the use of grid structures, I am trying to give ceramic artefacts an unfamiliar transparency - these pieces hold fewer secrets because of their 'open' nature. In ceramic terms, the appeal of the secret interior space lies at the heart of much contemporary work.

Ideas of interiority and exteriority are key interests here. The two elements are expressed through the double walls of skeletal containers which gradually change through the length of the forms from one type of 'earth' to another. The changes are not 'applied' superficially through use of pigment - rather the very substance from which they are constructed goes through a fundamental transformation. This extended 'labour of love' involves the gradual blending of the two clay bodies I have used in previous work - up to forty permutations enable a gradual and imperceptible process of integration and change. From certain angles, pieces gain density and solidity and from others the internal space is left exposed and demystified. By encapsulating space in this way, I hope to find a way of examining and clarifying relationships between interior and exterior worlds.