Vessel 2004 - H:36 W:36 D:15 centimetres
Vessel 2004, one of the first pieces I made in Australia, was selected for a group
exhibition entitled ’Colour, Surface, Form’
at Fusions Gallery, Brisbane in 2004.
Drawing on flat pattern cutting techniques learned through a degree course in fashion
and textile design at St. Martins School of Art, London, the forms were first modelled in card
and the pieces were then used as templates for cutting the slabs from clay.
Vessel 2004
Vessel 2004 consists of 4 slabs; a curved base and 3 walls. The two side walls were shaped
using a pillow to support the slabs while they were wet and to make the form convex. The
edges of the pieces were then scored and slip applied before bringing the pieces together.
A white magnesium matt glaze and a wash of iron oxide along the spine was used to complement
the form. The piece was then fired to 1100 degress centigrade in oxidation.
Vessel 2004
Vessel 2004
Vessel 2003 below is one of a series made in London under the tutelage of Jill Crowley at
Morley College. On viewing these first pieces Jill asked me if I knew the work of Hans Coper,
I didn’t, but a web search revealed that elements of these forms were somewhat similar to
the forms he had created.
A recurring motif that can be seen in these handbuilt vessels as well as in the later large thrown
works which make up vol_Luminous and in the installation biomesis, is a form I have come to refer to as a keel - a sharply
curving edge.
Vessel 2003
Vessel 2003 consists of four slabs of clay and was also constructed using the techniques described above. The piece was glazed with a dry barium glaze and fired to 1100 degrees in oxidation.
Vessel 2003