“NOYAKI BLACK” I nicola-tassie "I work with metal exactly

"I work with metal exactly as I work with other everyday materials such as paper or fabric

these pieces bear gentle impressions from the artist's fingertips and have a subtle surface - unpolished and textured

Malcolm Martin began carving sculptural vessels in 1994 and 4 years later began a collaboration with fellow maker Gaynor Dowling that has evolved into a permanent working relationship

Porcelain twigs balance delicately on the rims of some of the vessels or simple porcelain or copper handles are used to finish the pieces

The pieces are then fired without a glaze to reveal the soft porcelain surface

“NOYAKI BLACK” I nicola-tassie "I work with metal exactly