Research Catalogue

An artist, designer and researcher, my practice spans ceramics, sculpture, public art and design. At the heart of my practice is the poetic notion of a sense of life within form. This notion rests on two assumptions; firstly, that curves projecting tension and energy are difficult to view with detachment. Such curves invite associations beyond the visual and the intellectual. They are evocative, and thus have the potential to generate connections, sensually, emotionally and imaginatively - they tempt touch, be that with the eyes, the hands, the memory or the imagination. The second assumption is that that the tactile dimension of these works is deeply implicated in these connections.

I recently completed my PhD through RMIT University’s School of Architecture and Design. My doctoral research explored the potential that lies within material-based form-finding and the physical act of making. The research revealed the inherent connections of these processes to an embodied perception of the object. The outcomes provide insight into these questions and importantly into the nature of creative practice in ceramic arts.