Translating Ideas into Ceramics

   My vessel forms have evolved, firstly, as a direct response to the material, especially porcelain that seems to suit my "perfectionist" nature and, secondly, through my preference for simplicity and crisp, clear profile. The surface treatments involving carving, incising and piercing, come from a mixture of physical expression and emotional experiences. It is not easy to distinguish between them. I enjoy the tactile sensation of cutting into the surface of leatherhard porcelain and find it quite seductive, but the marks so made come from the subconscious fusion of those previously mentioned sources rather than directly from drawings or photographs.