Kirsty Adam’s work is both functional and holds aesthetic meaning, retaining the spontaneity and delicacy intrinsic to making on the potters’ wheel. A Japanese comb tool is used to create and enhance the throwing lines. Her Icelandic collection is the culmination of a research trip to Iceland to express the ‘otherworldliness’ of the landscape.
Kirsty is an award-winning ceramicist currently working from her studio in Newcastle upon Tyne. She originally trained at Brighton Art College and then on the potters’ wheel in Japan. She has developed a personal approach to throwing on the wheel using porcelain clay, to produce unique pieces for the home.
Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for our live Zoom Q&A with ADAPT artists Tim Copsey, Matt Cronshaw (aka Little Torch Ceramics), Rachel Grimshaw and Ruth King.
Due to popular request, we are pleased to publish this recording of the Zoom event to share the discussion and insight - watch back via the video above.
This talk corresponds to our online exhibition 'Adapt' (4th March - 4th April 2021)