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.
Oh my, I love every response to this gallery but this sketchbook page by the ultra talented Shilpa Agashe created in front of my eyes in the gallery this afternoon, is an absolute favourite - not to mention a perfect antidote to a non-stop day of art fair prep. See if you can spot references to works by Ryan Barrett, Kim Colebrook, Isabel Dodd, ERADU Ceramics, Diane Griffin, Tom Kemp, Tim Lake and Ben Sutton. Thanks so much to Shilpa for letting me share this!