Tutorial with Annie Turner

A tutorial with Annie Turner was very helpful. I was trying to be more specific about the cultural research and knowledge I had. She asked me of a significant objects that I posses in relation to tea that I brought

tutorial with Richard 2

My second tutorial with Richard happened at the point of Unit 1 assessment. Before it I knew where I was going and what to do. After it I was confused and stressed. There was an overwhelming amount of suggestions on

Unit 1 reflection

Evaluation of my practice on the MA Designer Maker course, Unit 1 I have reviewed my practice and the project proposal several times during the course and I believe that there are many points that are still relevant to the

Family Tea by Paula Benvegnú

A tea set of 30 ceramic cups and a teapot was on show at Dezeen Platform in October. Paula Benvegnú created a tea set that represents a family tree of her family. Marvellous and touching work. This tea set is

Symposium 1 /year 2 images

Current concerns How do we choose the object that we like?  What drives us in making a decision?  Texture, fragility, weight, tactility, colour, mood.  I am driven by the physical properties and emotional qualities of objects.  I look at the

Moon Jars

After visiting a demonstration of Japanese Tea Ceremony at British Museum, which was great and insightful, I went to wonder around the Japanese and Chinese galleries. In the Chinese ceramics gallery I found a couple of moon jars. One was 

pattern construction

I was thinking of patterns and decorations for my ceramics pieces while painting those. I thought of the style I like, abstraction, functionality of my pieces, minimalism and simplicity of the design. I made many more of those, but there