Ceramic forms shape

Add a dramatic touch to an edit with this stoneware vase. Textural marks augment the organic folds of its sculptural form, creating a unique tabletop accent.

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Contemporary handmade ceramics and sculpture, Hertfordshire, UK - Beautiful and elegant ceramic vessels, figurative sculptures and stone carving.

To maintain dynamism in my studio practice, I am continually experimenting with new hand-building techniques. But my chosen material, porcelain, remains a constant. Its whiteness, plasticity and translucency hold an enduring allure for me. Its transformation from malleable material to vitrified form always awes and surprises me.

Alison Thyra Grubb worked extensively with in-glaze lustres during her studies to create geometric forms with rich iridescent surfaces. She shares how her interest began along with the recipes for creating them