Olive Green Short Glass Cylinder ireland Drawing and painting are the

Drawing and painting are the basis for Swedish artist Maria Kristofersson’s work in clay

Reminding us of mushrooms trees nuts and seeds their natural forms are never entirely apparent

Elegant porcelain tableware by Sue Paraskeva

I aim to create calm and neutral minimalistic objects and compositions following simple forms in a soft tone palette hoping to alleviate the eye

narrowing down the techniques in the process so the result is as simple as possible

Olive Green Short Glass Cylinder ireland Drawing and painting are theFor these glass vessels texture becomes the memory of process. They begin as drawings exploring emotion through mark making gesture and form. As the work transitions from drawing to clay moulds and then to glass a corrosion of the original occurs. The viewer is invited to touch to remember. To explore the surface landscape the glass recorded to gaze into and beyond the vessels walls absorb the colours and find the memory. Edmond Byrne on this piece