– I really enjoy the whole process of throwing and shaping bowls. There is plenty of scope for freedom of expression with regard to form, there is an upper surface for interesting glaze patterns and an underside for adding an element of pleasure. When the bowl is turned over textural decoration, an individual stamped pot number and my personal mark, a small letter P will be seen. The bowl was fired with a matt white glaze that is speckled brown where thin and is punctuated with rich brown streaks of brush-applied iron oxide. The centre is stamped with a hand raised in greeting. The underside is more lightly glazed and speckled with matt white runs under the rim. This bowl would make an Oriental statement on a table or shelf with or without contents and invites inquisitive handling. Equally it could be directly functional for serving fruit or salad.