I’ve always been obsessed with history and patterns, especially how patterns can fall into moments of time seemingly repeating themselves. I am currently working with fine bone china and slip casting to investigate history and how it informs the contemporary, using found materials grounding my work in locations. Living in the Docklands my current body of work is a material led investigation into the river Thames, drawing parallels between the rivers past and present. My final year project has been creating ‘Thames Bone China’, a clay body formed from discarded bones found on the foreshores from centuries old butchers and whaling merchant’s waste. The unique colour of the clay body results from the bones absorbing modern day heavy metal pollutants from sewage dumps and industrial and urban runoff.

My practice aims to draw attention to specific areas looking at ecological issues with the aim to use material development to bridge the gap between the unemotive and emotive allowing the connection and inspiring change. Building on my Thames Bone China body of work, my intention for the residency would be a collaborative material-led investigation into the area of Brixton. Looking into using local waste materials to develop a Brixton clay body or glaze. With this material development I would like to collaborate with throwers (offering an option for wider community engagement) to design and develop a collection inspired by Brixton’s past and contemporary culture.