These photographs catalogue my fascination with the connections between people and place, materials and function – a vital area of focus for me.. For me ceramics can be functional and beautiful – and so often have a really deeply personal connection to the people that use them everyday. However – as this growing series of photographs shows, the materials available to people are so varied, and there are so many considerations – size, price, availability, durability, weight etc…. that whilst some people do have a strong sense of attachment – many don’t – the emphasis being more simply and directly about utility.

J’s bowl

John’s mixing tub

Aaron’s baking bowl – Handmade Bakery, 2015

Smila’s mixing bowl

Pancheon. October 2015. Valentines clay with china clay slip and lead sesquisilicate glaze.

Soil Hill clay – earthenware pancheon