Irish Forms and Colours

摘要

The visitors of all ages and genders scrutinised, touched, and picked up my ceramics, and then asked me questions. This came as no surprise as my work frequently provokes this reaction when viewed for the first time, and the visitors to Art in Clay 2012, Hatfield, were no exception - except the weather was atrocious, so it could be argued that only the 'die-hard enthusiasts' ventured out that weekend. And so I answered their questions about the how? what? and why?, which concern the science of materials. But of course, it is only part of the story: ideas, imagination, and aesthetics are also integral to my work, and sometimes I am asked questions about these too.