These pieces from Adam’s tableware range of thrown stoneware include a jug, a goblet and a small side plate. They have been cut and reassembled to form a multifaceted surface, before being glazed in a wood ash glaze which is cream in colour breaking to orange on edge details. These pieces are inspired by the robust forms on medieval functional pottery.

From a series of faceted flasks and bottles which are inspired by ancient pilgrim flasks, which were traditionally used for carrying liquid. This piece is made from a combination of throwing and hand building techniques. The faceted surface is thrown on a potter’s wheel before being cut and manipulated to form a flat surface. The piece is glazed in a wood ash glaze which has cream to orange tones.

Length 18 cm
Width 7 cm
Height 18 cm

Made from a Red stoneware clay, this piece has been thrown on a potter’s wheel. Using the technique of faceting, the pot has been cut into an eight-sided cylinder before being shaped from the inside, causing the facets to twist. Finally, the piece has been cut horizontally and twisted to separate the pot into to distinct sections. The piece is lightly glazed in a wood ash to give the red clay body a sheen.

Height 28 cm
Width 13 cm

This piece is from a series of slabbed bottle forms which has taken inspiration from traditional British and Asian studio pottery forms. The faceted surface has been thrown on a potter’s wheel, before being cut and manipulated to form a tactile surface. The box form is then constructed from slabs of clay, finally adding a thrown bottleneck to finish the piece. Glazed in a wood ash which breaks to orange on the details.

Length 34 cm
Width 8 cm
Height 15 cm

These two functional water jugs are made from red stoneware and glazed in wood ash with a white glaze detail on the rim. These pieces have been thrown and faceted before being cut and twisted in an effort to amalgamate Adam's interest in traditional studio pottery and abstract sculpture.