My work focuses on the non functional vessel; forms include teapots, plates, and cylindrical forms with tiny handles, making reference to function and decoration. I am particularly interested in what a piece becomes when the function is 'removed', and why it is often felt necessary for a ceramic vessel to have a utilitarian use. The focus is predominantly on the surface; imagery is built up in layers, once the forms are constructed through coil and slab building. Slips are brushed and monoprinted on; a ceramic pigment based ink is used to monoprint text; and areas of imagery or text are screenprinted directly and indirectly onto the surface. Lines are incised into the unfired surface. Layers of matt and glossy glaze are also applied. The scale usually ranges from around 18cm in height to 90cm in height.

The juxtaposition of overlapping photographic images, text and abstract marks and lines defining space on the surface is intended to reflect a personal response to the way in which we experience a particular place. Current work is a response to visual and written information gathered from places that include Malta, Cyprus and different locations in Scotland; photographs, souvenirs, postcards, travel guides and other tourist information. It refers in some respects to the notion of the travel diary; and how a place is perceived through the eyes of a visitor or tourist. Photographic imagery is particularly important as a major device for experiencing travel and tourism; we often experience a holiday predominantly through the medium of the camera. Some of the images or text selected refer to specific events and experiences on a holiday or trip, whilst also referring to the visual language of tourism in general.
Research currently underway is focused on representations of tourism, in particular through the printed photographic image.

Associations
Craft Potters Association