Nautilus Collection
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Hilary Simms
Visit their website: www.hilarysimms-sculpture.co.uk
| CATEGORY: | Professional |
| METHOD: | Hand building |
| COLOUR: | White |
| TEXTURE: | Medium textured |
| FIRING RANGE: | 900°c - 1280°c |
Artist Statement
After working for a number of years in a small industrial ceramics workshop, my passion was to return to the hand building techniques of coiling and pinching the clay, slowly coaxing the clay into the desired form.
A trip to The Gambia provided the inspiration for my Nautilus collection. Shells and bones were collected on a deserted beach and these natural forms influenced my current work. The naked Raku finish seems to bring the forms to life. It is a very surprising and exciting way to finish my work.
Hilary uses PF 520 (Ashraf Hanna). All the Nautilus Collection are naked raku fired.