work
I have returned to the pottery wheel after 5 years handmaking vessels. Early 2012 I spent 3 months in India on an Asialink Residency. Working with traditional potters I reprogrammed my head /hand throwing action to their way of rapid and continuous making. I planned to free my forms from the static aesthetic of my earlier tableware. I aim for the user of my work to have a sense of the maker’s hand. I have also returned to glaze. In the series of the day of making, the memory of the preceding vessel is embodied. This results in a collection of related objects. The alchemy of heat on these simple glazed porcelain forms is the final element in creating a vessel that I intend is a pleasure to use.
I continue to make the ‘handmade’ series. I am still impressed with the handbuilding qualities of the porcelain clays we have access to in Australia and enjoy the use of the limited palette of metal oxides for elemental decorative motifs.
For retail outlets, or view Sandra Bowkett's work in the galleries below
current gallerybharni and copper spot dishes
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archive gallerymanganese spot vessels
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