Details
Porcelain
H. 31 cm x w. 6 cm x d. 5.5 cm
About the Maker
"The central ideology that is embodied in my work comes from answering an unanswerable question. How to live?"
"The work I make is because I must and if I must this is what I choose to do. There is no way around this, we are born and thus must answer this question with the action of our lives. I have found my way to the world of ceramics through working with and learning from Katherine Glenday. Katherine kindly brought me into her studio and life in 2013. I am still here today, learning and absorbing ceramics in all its variability and contrast; bringing to the fore subtleties and movements of light."
"The techniques I have gained through my time in Katherine’s studio, alongside my own discoveries, have
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K I R S T Y A D A M S
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.