Predatory Gaze Series

Materials: HT Stoneware, Terracotta, Black clay, Oxides and Glazes. Date: 2015. Height: 70 cm (27.55 Inch). Widest Point: 20 cm (7.87 Inch). Weight: 5 kg

Constructed through the process of using a slab roller, rolling it into a tube and packing it with newspaper whilst it stood on a trolley as it was being worked on.

The piece dried for a period of a week in a warm environment and was then high fired at 1260C. The small tendrils that extend near the top were made from a hand held extruder.

The dark area is an oxide that was marked on the surface then while damp, numerous puncher marks were made into the clay and scared across before firing to get this effect.

This close up is near the top of the piece. Whilst being constructed with clay slabs purposeful crevices was formed and inside is thick amount of oxide that was poured and allowed to drip down the form.

Close to the top of the piece amounts of thick oxide were poured from the claw at the top which dripped down. Using a carving tool small areas of clay were brought up into small sharp points.

The middle of the piece is more hands on. Slashing at the sides of the form and forcefully ripping open the clay revealing the dark centre.

On the opposite side the clay had more control, slashing at the sides the clay fell naturally into arches forming a more sinister look like something could be inside cage away.

Materials: Porcelain, Terracotta, Black clay, Blue slip, oxides and Red glaze. Date: 2015 Height: 34 cm (13.38 Inch) Widest Point: 23 cm (9.05 Inch) Weight: 2.06 Kg

The sculpture was hand formed through the construction of large mixed slabs of clay, stretched and moulded into shape.

This sculpture was fired at 1260C and has a mixture of different materials a few being fired cracked ceramics and glazes.

Visually harsh and by touch, the one side of the piece is patterned with sharp broken pieces of fired ceramics while the other seems to be smoother but is sharp like a knife.

Top of the piece is layered in oxides and glazes dripping down along with dry materials pushed in its surface, the piece looks like it is bleeding.

A piece to be seen, not handled a closer inspection shows more details and sharp looking points of fired ceramcis.