ø11cm, ø8cm

Numbered edition of 10.

When I first attempted the Crucible shape, I cut a pile of terracotta clay into different weights and let my hands take over, throwing a range of forms and sizes in search of the shape I had in my head.

From these experiments I selected two pieces and began trying to understand why they worked. Through a series of geometric drawings I eventually discovered that they didn't follow the perfect rules I had imagined — an important lesson, and the beginning of a much longer investigation.

These two vessels became the starting point for the entire Crucible family.

For this edition I will recreate them in the same simple, raw, unglazed terracotta, but with hands that have since made thousands of iterations.

Production & Delivery

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø20cm h6cm

Numbered edition of 10.

I had to include this piece from 2019. Around this time I made a run of these medium wide Crucible bowls that felt as perfect as I could imagine ever getting them.

The shape sings in these proportions. By this point I'd learned how to make adjustments to the curve on the underside of the bowl, allowing it to sit high and light, and appear almost suspended above the surface below.

The clay blend here is off-white with the faintest suggestion of green.

Production & Delivery

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø26cm h6cm

Numbered edition of 10.

My first ever commission was for 6 large Crucible dishes. I was in no way experienced enough to take this on but several months later I emerged with the pieces, having learnt many hard lessons along the way.

Perhaps because of that experience, these are one of my favourite pieces to make. They'll never be as difficult as they were in those early months.

A joy to make, and this one from 2023 is in one of favourite colours, a deep, rich plum, made with high-fired terracotta and oxides.

Production & Delivery

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø28cm h10cm

Numbered edition of 5.

A hugely satisfying piece to make. I love throwing at this scale. Quite a different process to working small; slow, step-wise and methodical, but also full of jeopardy.

This blue-grey has developed over the years, and this version settles just over the line from slate-grey, into something much more vivacious. There are a few kestrels that hunt near the studio. Against their rust-coloured wings, the grey of their heads occasionally takes on this quality.

Production & Delivery

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø18cm, ø8cm

Numbered edition of 10.

Two pieces that illustrate the mutability of the Crucible form. This wasn't the initial motivation, but soon became the main path of exploration.

How could the form be stretched or compressed to suit different functions; a plate, a bowl or a cup? And where do the boundaries lie?

Production & Delivery

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø15cm, ø9cm

Numbered edition of 10.

Obsessed with the dark pink sandstone seen on train journeys through Dawlish in Devon, I began a series of experiments trying to capture those tones.

This result was far too pink, too visceral, but the textured grog pulls it back towards the geological.

Here the colour is rendered as a pair of scaled Crucible forms, larger than the versions I most commonly make.

Production & Delivery

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø16cm, ø9cm, ø7cm

Numbered edition of 10.

I've done a lot of experimentation with yellows. These favourites have a mineral, sulphuric look to them, like they've formed around a geothermal vent.

These three piece sets have been a perennial favourite, with their asymmetrical rhythm.

Production & Delivery:

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø11cm, h23cm, ø16cm

Numbered edition of 10.

I've allowed myself to bring together forms from two different shape families here.

This set became one of the most popular groupings I made, and I'm looking forward to returning to it. The interplay of height, colour and proportion still feels as satisfying.

Production & Delivery:

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø26cm ø16cm ø12cm ø9cm ø6cm

Numbered edition of 3.

An exhibition of the Crucible form across five scales, in warm, bright, high-luminance yellow. One large volume and its satellites, like a planet and its moons.

Production & Delivery:

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø16cm, ø9cm, ø7cm

Numbered edition of 10.

I couldn't decide whether to include this set or its yellow counterpart. In the end they each seemed to deserve a place in the collection, revealing quite different qualities despite sharing the same geometry.

Here the quieter palette allows the proportions and relationships between the three forms to take centre stage.

Production & Delivery:

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø26cm, øh8cm, ø9cm

Numbered edition of 10.

Greys were the colours I chased the most early on. Having both brutalist and geological qualities, it's a natural partner to my work.

This set was a one-off, just arranged for the photograph. It always pops out if I look back through the archive, reminding me to give it another chance.

Production & Delivery:

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø26cm ø8cm

Numbered edition of 5.

I wanted to include one pair that was simply about scale. One all weight and presence, needing two hands to lift; the other precious and exact, fitting in the palm of your hand. Both are made in a dark anthracite grey, moving towards black; dense, permanent and resolute in space.

Production & Delivery:

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

420mm x 297mm
Signed and Numbered Recto
Risograph Print

Uncoated, recycled stock

Edition of 25 plus 2 Artist's Proofs

Unframed

Crucible is a modular series based on a simple form; a round-bottomed cylinder, which can be resized for different functions. This drawing shows the key modification to an otherwise very basic shape; the circle that defines the curved underside is slightly offset above the centre point of the vessel, giving it lightness and lift.

These drawings are not designs as such, but an attempt to understand and consolidate 12 months of work throwing pots at the wheel, to identify a set of geometric rules and mechanisms which describe the refined forms and provide a framework for future exploration.

They are printed on a naturally off-white/grey paper with occasional flecks, and are designed to be framed against brilliant white to accentuate these qualities. If you would like to use my framing specifications, please get in touch.

ø11cm, ø8cm

Numbered edition of 10.

When I first attempted the Crucible shape, I cut a pile of terracotta clay into different weights and let my hands take over, throwing a range of forms and sizes in search of the shape I had in my head.

From these experiments I selected two pieces and began trying to understand why they worked. Through a series of geometric drawings I eventually discovered that they didn't follow the perfect rules I had imagined — an important lesson, and the beginning of a much longer investigation.

These two vessels became the starting point for the entire Crucible family.

For this edition I will recreate them in the same simple, raw, unglazed terracotta, but with hands that have since made thousands of iterations.

Production & Delivery

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø20cm h6cm

Numbered edition of 10.

I had to include this piece from 2019. Around this time I made a run of these medium wide Crucible bowls that felt as perfect as I could imagine ever getting them.

The shape sings in these proportions. By this point I'd learned how to make adjustments to the curve on the underside of the bowl, allowing it to sit high and light, and appear almost suspended above the surface below.

The clay blend here is off-white with the faintest suggestion of green.

Production & Delivery

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø26cm h6cm

Numbered edition of 10.

My first ever commission was for 6 large Crucible dishes. I was in no way experienced enough to take this on but several months later I emerged with the pieces, having learnt many hard lessons along the way.

Perhaps because of that experience, these are one of my favourite pieces to make. They'll never be as difficult as they were in those early months.

A joy to make, and this one from 2023 is in one of favourite colours, a deep, rich plum, made with high-fired terracotta and oxides.

Production & Delivery

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø28cm h10cm

Numbered edition of 5.

A hugely satisfying piece to make. I love throwing at this scale. Quite a different process to working small; slow, step-wise and methodical, but also full of jeopardy.

This blue-grey has developed over the years, and this version settles just over the line from slate-grey, into something much more vivacious. There are a few kestrels that hunt near the studio. Against their rust-coloured wings, the grey of their heads occasionally takes on this quality.

Production & Delivery

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø18cm, ø8cm

Numbered edition of 10.

Two pieces that illustrate the mutability of the Crucible form. This wasn't the initial motivation, but soon became the main path of exploration.

How could the form be stretched or compressed to suit different functions; a plate, a bowl or a cup? And where do the boundaries lie?

Production & Delivery

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø15cm, ø9cm

Numbered edition of 10.

Obsessed with the dark pink sandstone seen on train journeys through Dawlish in Devon, I began a series of experiments trying to capture those tones.

This result was far too pink, too visceral, but the textured grog pulls it back towards the geological.

Here the colour is rendered as a pair of scaled Crucible forms, larger than the versions I most commonly make.

Production & Delivery

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø16cm, ø9cm, ø7cm

Numbered edition of 10.

I've done a lot of experimentation with yellows. These favourites have a mineral, sulphuric look to them, like they've formed around a geothermal vent.

These three piece sets have been a perennial favourite, with their asymmetrical rhythm.

Production & Delivery:

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø11cm, h23cm, ø16cm

Numbered edition of 10.

I've allowed myself to bring together forms from two different shape families here.

This set became one of the most popular groupings I made, and I'm looking forward to returning to it. The interplay of height, colour and proportion still feels as satisfying.

Production & Delivery:

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø26cm ø16cm ø12cm ø9cm ø6cm

Numbered edition of 3.

An exhibition of the Crucible form across five scales, in warm, bright, high-luminance yellow. One large volume and its satellites, like a planet and its moons.

Production & Delivery:

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø16cm, ø9cm, ø7cm

Numbered edition of 10.

I couldn't decide whether to include this set or its yellow counterpart. In the end they each seemed to deserve a place in the collection, revealing quite different qualities despite sharing the same geometry.

Here the quieter palette allows the proportions and relationships between the three forms to take centre stage.

Production & Delivery:

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø26cm, øh8cm, ø9cm

Numbered edition of 10.

Greys were the colours I chased the most early on. Having both brutalist and geological qualities, it's a natural partner to my work.

This set was a one-off, just arranged for the photograph. It always pops out if I look back through the archive, reminding me to give it another chance.

Production & Delivery:

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

ø26cm ø8cm

Numbered edition of 5.

I wanted to include one pair that was simply about scale. One all weight and presence, needing two hands to lift; the other precious and exact, fitting in the palm of your hand. Both are made in a dark anthracite grey, moving towards black; dense, permanent and resolute in space.

Production & Delivery:

Each piece will be made to order.

I expect the first pieces to be ready to ship from late September 2026.

As each edition is made by hand, delivery dates may vary slightly.

420mm x 297mm
Signed and Numbered Recto
Risograph Print

Uncoated, recycled stock

Edition of 25 plus 2 Artist's Proofs

Unframed

Crucible is a modular series based on a simple form; a round-bottomed cylinder, which can be resized for different functions. This drawing shows the key modification to an otherwise very basic shape; the circle that defines the curved underside is slightly offset above the centre point of the vessel, giving it lightness and lift.

These drawings are not designs as such, but an attempt to understand and consolidate 12 months of work throwing pots at the wheel, to identify a set of geometric rules and mechanisms which describe the refined forms and provide a framework for future exploration.

They are printed on a naturally off-white/grey paper with occasional flecks, and are designed to be framed against brilliant white to accentuate these qualities. If you would like to use my framing specifications, please get in touch.