I want my work to have an earthy, natural feel. The final work is, therefore, left unglazed and the monochrome markings, combining artistic intent with the random elements of Raku firing, come purely from the impact of smoke on the clay body.

The work focuses on vessel forms but with no aspiration to be functional, except, perhaps, where their function is to be an object of beauty or intrigue. Inspirations come from those curves (and the relationships between them) which are all around us, particularly in our own human form.

john evans

evansj@dsl.pipex.com