Speak - Square and Circle

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Square: Earthenware
extruded letterforms
Square glass mouth
blown cloche*
Oak base
190x190x250mm

“It helps to keep in mind that language
Is an imperfect means of communication.
An idea is altered and diluted through
Its mistranslation into words. Those words
Are then further distorted through our
Filter as we take them in, leaving us in a
world of ambiguity.”
Rick Rubin

Circle: Black and white porcelain
Extruded letterforms
Circular glass mouth
blown cloche*
Oak base
180x180x250mm

“Half the world is composed of people
who have something to say and can’t,
and the other half who have nothing
to say and keep saying it.”
Robert Frost

Exhibited:
Royal College of Art
MA Ceramics and Glass
Show, 2025

Concrete poetry, Bruno Munari and John Cage deeply influence my thinking and way of making. My fascination with linguistics through material processes show typography as both medium and the message.

Original mouth blown glass cloches each contain either quotations, contemporary icons, shapes and symbols that resonate a conversation or thought.

The ceramic elements within the glass are individually created specifically for each cloche.

The letterforms adapt and contort through pressure and tension within the extrusion process creating unique expressive forms from multiple angles.

*Glass blown by Liam Reeves