Adele Sherlock

"I am interested in the way clay records touch. It records fingerprints, impressions and traces before taking on a life of its own in the kiln. My individual porcelain elements, delicate and vulnerable in isolation, gain strength through accumulation and interconnection. I forgo glaze, allowing the raw, luminous quality of porcelain to define each form. There is a sense of quiet wonder in this process, a translation of the joy and curiosity I experience in nature into an intimate feminine porcelain shape. Working across casting, extruding and press-moulding, I construct repetitive, organic forms with a distinctly feminine sensibility. The plant life of my environment inspires this language. I create moulds from botanical elements (found elements from beach and nature walks) and then combine them with extruded porcelain forms. I build complex structures that echo my moments experienced in nature."