This collection marks the very first body of work produced in the studio. It takes the form of an imagined archaeological archive, bringing together pieces that vary in shape, colour, and surface, and read more as fragments than finished objects. Made from wild clay and fired in a fire pit, the works are shaped by direct contact with flame, ash, and uncontrolled conditions, allowing material response and chance to guide the outcome.
The forms are informed by archaeological references and by studies of hand-built ceramic traditions where local clay remains the primary material. The collection focuses on proportions, textures, and traces of use, translating these influences into new forms rather than direct reproduction.
This body of work developed alongside the Archive section of the project, which examines handcraft processes and material practices from Latin America. The making process relies on tacit knowledge, shaped through repetition, touch, and attention, where understanding emerges from direct engagement with clay, fire, and time.
Together, these pieces operate as material traces of an early phase of practice. They form a speculative archive that connects earth, fire, and gesture, grounding the wider project in embodied making, experimental archaeology, and the continuity of place-based handcraft traditions.
