Where It Began
I first discovered ceramics during evening classes at Trinity College Dublin in 2016. It was a way to balance the digital world of my day job with something more physical. After that I stepped away from clay for almost eight years. I travelled and explored other creative mediums such as painting, sculpture, and woodwork. Pottery stayed in the back of my mind the entire time.
In May 2024 I returned to it. Since then I have been working quietly, shaping a practice that feels personal and sustainable. It is slow work, often repetitive, but deeply satisfying.
Thoughts Behind Work
My work follows a simple idea. It should feel calm, grounded, and easy to live with. The shapes are clean, the palette limited, the textures honest. I like pieces that carry a small touch of character, a relaxed expression, a gentle curve, a bit of quiet charm.
Most of what I make is wheel thrown in white stoneware and painted with black linework. I avoid shading and decoration that distracts. Instead I focus on clear forms and natural colour. Terracotta, sage, dusty lavender, and rose pink are the tones I return to most. The motifs are often animals such as otters, foxes, dogs, and pigeons, sometimes familiar, sometimes imagined. Always simple. Always slightly at ease.
These are pieces made to be used, lived with, washed, and handled. They are not delicate or distant objects, but ones that belong in the rhythm of daily life, present, useful, and quietly individual.
Inside the Studio
The studio is small and practical, with enough space for a wheel, some shelves, and a dog at my feet. It is not fancy, but it feels right. Every piece begins here, sometimes from a sketch and sometimes from a memory. A look, a moment, or a small gesture can become the starting point for a form. I try to capture a sense of that feeling in the clay itself. Nothing literal, just a trace of what it meant.