Kairagi Small Plate II edmond-byrne textured local clay with white

textured local clay with white slip and blushing tones

This is why I prefer traditional hand tools which allow me to create my work by hand

Thrown on a slow turning kick wheel

Their irregularities are the result of materials that were less refined than those available today

Kairagi Small Plate II edmond-byrne textured local clay with whiteA textured plate thrown by hand in Akiko's London studio, with layers of gentle crackle glaze. Each piece has a unique surface that illustrates the element of chance that is central to her processes. Made to be used. "Today, much of industrial production values consistency, precision and control. My work moves in the opposite direction, embracing variation as an essential part of making. I am currently researching why certain forms of fluctuation and