Air, Earth, Fire and Water
Harvesting Wild Clay
The alchemical properties of clay, derived from the living earth, have fascinated human beings for thousands of years. Within our hands lies the transformation of the prima materia into spiritual, figurative and utilitarian objects. There are endless possibilities of expressing our internal transformative experience whilst working with clay.
Processing Wild Clay
Dry- Powder - Sieve - Rehydrate
When we consider the process of working with clay, it starts as a raw, formless material that can be transformed into something beautiful and functional. Sometimes we have to get our hands dirty to realise our visions. Clay contains infinite possibilities.
Shaping Wild Clay
Make - Dry like a bone
Shaping clay through our creativity allows us to manifest our thoughts, feelings and desires. When we engage with clay, we are reminded of our ability to change and evolve.
In to the Fire
Clay’s capacity to eternally vacillate between liquid and solid is stopped by fire. In the fiery pit, the clay is subject to chance beyond the will of the maker.
We step over a fiery threshold into a world of irreversible transformation.
850 degrees of Deep Orange
But the transition from clay to ceramic at the moment of firing allows freedom from any certainty about what will emerge. Within the fire, the clay goes through the magical process of sintering. It only takes 20minutes, with the heart of the fire at 850 degrees for the transformation of clay to ceramic.
Out of the Ashes
Firing clay is one of the most effective ways to preserve our stories. To carry them forward in a more solid form into the future.
Just like placing clay in the fire – we are embracing the unknown. But there is beauty in surprises, the lick of the flame, the caress of wood smoke, patterning our clay work as it is transformed into ceramic.
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