Lochan

This work produced in the studio is high fired stoneware, incorporating local minerals and fused glass. This techniques involve firing the ceramic pieces to very high temperatures, transforming the clay to a rock like material and fusing the glass with the clay. The fissures, cracks and imperfections are very much a part of the piece, as they are produced in ferocious heat. The subtle colours are achieved through careful use of metal oxides: cobalt, copper, manganese and iron. These innovative techniques create completely unique results. The work is vitrified and eternal, like stone. It will last for thousands of years, never fading, just remaining as a fragment of time, movement, energy and thought.