Jennifer Morris Raku vessel with smoked exterior and glazed interior 3

Dimensions: Ø 10cm x  H 9cm

Method: Raku clay, glazed interior

Method: Handbuilt

Description:

This vessel was fired in a Raku kiln and then plunged into a container of organic combustibles. This process creates the white crackle glazed interior and the 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.