Jennifer Morris Raku bowl

Dimensions: Ø 39cm x  H 8cm

Materials: Raku clay with a white crackle glaze 

Method: Handbuilt, fired to 1000 degrees 

Care: Not safe for wet foods but can be used as a fruit bowl. To clean, wipe with a damp cloth

Description:

This hand-built bowl was fired to 1000° in a raku kiln. Once the glaze has melted the bowl is removed and immersed in a container with organic combustible materials. The carbon created from this process is absorbed to create a crackled white glaze interior and a smoke-fired exterior.

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.