2022 is the year I launch my new ceramic line, KTH Kitchen Ceramics. Years ago I had the idea to incorporate my images onto ceramics. I inquired here and there about the process and thought about how I wanted them to look but somehow it didn’t come together until this last summer.
I was lucky enough to find a mentor and studio to work in and so began KTH Kitchen Ceramics. It wasn’t easy in the beginning, but I believed in the project and persevered. To say that I was excited the day the first piece came out of the kiln a success is an understatement.
From the beginning, I had two thoughts on how I would navigate this line of ceramics and have it connect to my photography as well as my passions. The first vision was a spongeware background I would glaze onto my bisqueware and then transfer my chosen image on top. I wanted these pieces to evoke a feeling of nostalgia as well as the comforts of the kitchen. Once a few pieces began to take form, I realized these are not just functional but could be decorative. I see them as strong accent pieces to a table setting as well. I like to mix my tableware when setting a table, so it seemed in keeping with my style to create pieces that serve to enhance the table.
My second vision was a vintage line based on tableware I hunted and gathered. For years I have incorporated found items and upcycled them into art. I love seeing something have a second life and being appreciated once again. The vintage tableware pieces I found would dictate their own images. The photo above is of a vintage platter I chose to embellish with my image of scallions. Each piece is unique and food safe.
KTH Kitchen Ceramics truly combines all my loves: produce, flowers, ceramics, table scapes, the kitchen, serving pieces, a love of gardens and farms and all things tended to in them. Bringing back the simple pleasures of growing your own food or buying locally grown food at your farmers markets, preparing a meal and serving it on a treasured vessel. Making each moment of the process beautiful.
Looking back on my work as a photographer there was always an element of nature involved, nostalgia, and perhaps a nod to my British heritage. Nothing would make me happier than years from now for one of my ceramic pieces to become a family treasure. If you turn each piece over my logo appears with a tiny extra image. Each piece comes with a french linen reusable drawstring bag. Everything made with love from my home to yours.