Experimentation from it's Rawest to Design
Range of ceramic pieces individually depicting the triats from each of my exhibited pieces.
Ceramics is so natural and tactile it is hard not to want to touch. So another way to celebrate that is using clay to create jewellery. These pieces are made influenced by the textures and glazes used in the series. These sensory pendants are purposely tactile, the ceramic head spins on a metal bar, allowing the person to twiddle while they wear.
Sensory Necklaces: Textured ceramic branches, combined with coloured glass beads, suspended on cotton cord.
Title: Handle but don’t Touch
Media: porcelain clay and Black clay
Piece is unique, the photos are a small selection of the pocket heads I produce.
This explores the relationship between the onlooker and the autistic trait of not wanting to be touched, as the cracked glazes, distorted forms and colours attract people to want to touch and fiddle with the pocket heads, which are made to release people’s anxiety. The trait of autism is then frustrated by being touch translated by the distortion, cracks and colour. This is to communicate when an autistic person is going through a breakdown, the surrounding audience naturally want to reassure the autistic person by touch, causing that person to get worse.
Media: Ivory Stoneware clay
.Dimensions of Left piece: H16cm W8.5cm D8.5cm.
Dimensions of Right piece: H12cm W10cm D8cm
Media: Smooth Black clay
Dimensions: H12cm W8cm D4cm.
Media: Smooth Black clay
Dimensions: H16cm W8.5cm D5cm
Media: Ivory Stoneware clay
Dimensions: H16cm W8.5cm D5cm
Media: Ivory Stoneware clay
Dimensions of top left piece: H12cm W8cm D4cm.
Dimensions of bottom left piece: H12cm W10cm D4.5cm.
Dimensions of right piece: H17cm W13cm D5cm.
Media: Ivory Stoneware clay
Dimensions of left piece: H12cm W10cm D4.5cm.
Dimensions of right piece: H16cm W8.5cm D5cm
Media: Ivory Stoneware clay
Dimensions of left and right piece: H12cm W10cm D4.5cm.
Title: inside Out
The cup represents the body, while the vessel symbolises the autism hidden inside to be revealed when opened. This is something that can be held and used to store something precious.
Media: Ivory Stoneware clay
.Dimensions: H11.5cm W8cm D7cm.
Media: Ivory Stoneware clay
Dimensions: H11.5cm W8cm D7cm
Media: Ivory Stoneware clay
Dimensions: H12cm W10cm D8cm
Media: Ivory Stoneware clay
.Dimensions: H16cm W8.5cm D8.5cm.
