UCA Craft Residency 2025-2026
You & I are, Earth
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June 2026
Me and the same friend who gifted me the Serpentine rock in 2024 attended a woodfiring at Oxford Kilns. The process was intense. It included a lot of teamwork, learning new things about firing but also discovering alternatives for my work which I had never considered before. Whilst on the course I received an email confirming that I received a scholarship to attend a large Anagama woodfiring with Svend Bayer in September. This was something I applied for before even booking this small firing. I never thought I would get the funding so my friend convinced me to book this much cheaper and smaller firing. I was very glad I attended the small firing. I found a lot of the group work hard but I could see the potential for my work. I left the firing feeling slightly nervous for September, but also very excited to see what it would create.
Small ceramic rocks from the woodfiring.
July 2026
My first two big rocks went off to the Young Sculptor Exhibition at Doddington Hall & Gardens.
It was nice to see how they came alive outside.
The third big rock came out of its high-firing.
Seeing my big rocks installed at Doddington Hall & Gardens made me think about how best to show the pieces.
I experimented with placing the works on mirrors to reveal all the illustrated sides - the works have no bottom.
In July I produced the last glaze cast during my UCA residency. I only had one month left. During the last month I wanted to produce work for the Anagama woodfiring in September.
The fifth glaze cast from the Serpentine rock.
August 2026
Freshly thrown plant pots in grogged porcelain and buff clay.
For the Anagama woodfiring we had been asked to bring around 40 pieces, or more if possible. I decided to make a few large plants pots as I hadn't made anything for my own home in a long time.
I also made 40 small cast rocks in different porcelains as well as one big rock.
In the middle of August my two-year residency at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham officially ended and I moved out of the studio.
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