My work is thrown on a momentum wheel which I love because of its slow speed and quietness. I find throwing a very meditative experience. There is a moment of stillness when you center a pot which I feel through my whole body. And I feel that I am trying to convey that stillness and simplicity in my work.
Initially my first bird pots were influenced by a North American vessel that I had seen at the Horniman Museum and the decoration inspired by the plumage on the Great Northern Diver Bird. But over time my shapes have become more abstract and simplified. The symbolism of bird forms appears in many different cultures, symbols evoking the themes of immortality, renewal, rebirth, death, wisdom and insight. And I think because of these mythological and psychological elements, people respond to my work on an emotional and intuitive level.
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