Zoe Young

Ceramics

I enjoy making pots that are functional, beautiful and lovely to touch and hold. I love the throwing process for making pots but I also enjoy making a variety of other things like lamps by hand building. I have also been doing work in porcelain and have made very delicate decorations and jewellery.  Glazing and adding lustre to some of the pieces finishes is the final step. Of course the very final stage is interacting with people as they come to look at and discuss the pieces and the process of making them. Last year several of my pots went abroad and I love to think of them, and ones that have not gone so far afield, being enjoyed in their new homes. 

We also enjoy making raku pots and sculptures at our studio. Raku firing is exciting but there are can be casualties if pots get dropped due to the extreme heat or if they don't get fired hot enough. We get some wonderful colours in the glazes when we have a successful firing. I particularly like making figures in this way.