Jennifer Morris 'Large stoneware vessel with a dolomite glaze' 2

Dimensions: Ø 20 cm x  H 27 cm

Material: Stoneware with a dolomite and oxides glaze.

Method: Hand built and fired to 1240 degrees in an electric kiln.

Care: Functional, can hold water.

Description:

Finished in a smooth, soft white glaze, these vessels balance clarity of form with material presence. The restrained surface treatment allows the volume and silhouette to lead, with the glaze subtly accentuating the underlying texture of the clay.

About the Artist:

Jennifer Morris is a ceramic artist based close to the Maud & Mabel Gallery in Hampstead, London. A pre-foundation course in 2008 introduced her to working with clay. Morris hand-builds objects that can be easily inserted into daily life and provide both joy and function. Using an understated and limited colour palette, which draws attention to the silhouettes of her creations, Morris experiments with different stoneware and earthenware clays. Her creative process is intuitive; visualising an image in her mind and then creating it in three-dimensional form - ‘I sketch in clay, making new ideas come to life’. For Morris, this allows her to find inspiration during the process, letting her works organically develop, retaining energy and movement in her pieces.