Curl Espresso Cup - Jennifer Richardson
Working with Staffordshire Stoneware and a double firing technique, Jennifer Richardson has applied a delicate ‘curl’ motif to these large espresso cups
Jennifer Richardson is a ceramicist living and working in Malmesbury. Her focus is on handcrafting tableware that is both functional and beautiful. Working with Staffordshire Stoneware, Jennifer’s work is thrown on a potter’s wheel and then fired twice, the second firing to achieve the colourful glaze finishes in the blue, green and white hues she favours. Jennifer’s pottery journey began five years ago, and she quickly found the process of handling, throwing and turning clay to be both calming and meditative.
Jennifer loves to explore new shapes and styles, with her work being influenced by nature and travels. Her current ‘furrow’ mug in moss green is a personal favourite and she has now extended this to an ‘ocean’ colourway and has plans for co-ordinating jugs and sugar bowls this spring. In parallel she loves to craft complementary sgraffito pieces with botanical and nature inspired patterns. This technique requires the application of a layer of coloured slip (liquid clay) that is then intricately carved to reveal the base clay below. Fired with a transparent glaze to bring out the rich colours and give a gloss finish, each piece is unique and drawn from the imagination.