Travel, Research & Inspiration

Travel has become an important part of my ceramic practice. Through visiting kiln sites, working with other artists, and spending time in communities shaped by clay, fire, architecture, landscape, and material culture, I continue to expand my understanding of what ceramics can hold.

My travels are not separate from my studio work. They inform how I think about form, surface, atmosphere, labour, and place. I am drawn to environments where making is embedded in daily life: where materials are gathered, processed, fired, repaired, used, and passed between hands.

India has been especially important to this research. During my time training at Golden Bridge Pottery in 2024, I was immersed in a disciplined studio environment that deepened my understanding of production pottery, repetition, skill, and long-term commitment to craft. Beyond the studio, India offered an intense visual and material field: architecture, markets, temples, landscapes, colour, heat, dust, texture, ritual, and the visible presence of handmade objects in everyday life.

These experiences continue to shape my work. They have influenced the way I look at surface, pattern, proportion, atmosphere, and the relationship between object and environment. They have also strengthened my interest in ceramics as a practice built through community, mentorship, travel, and shared knowledge.

Alongside my time in India, I have travelled to learn from artists, visit historic kilns, participate in large-scale firings, and understand different approaches to kiln building and ceramic culture. These experiences have helped me see firing not only as a technical process, but as a social and cultural one. Kilns bring people together through labour, timing, trust, endurance, and exchange.

The images in this section document places, objects, textures, landscapes, studios, kilns, and communities that continue to inform my work. Some are direct records of training and firing; others are fragments of visual research. Together, they show the wider field of influence behind my ceramic practice: historic kilns, regional craft traditions, architecture, landscape, material surfaces, and the communities that gather around clay and fire.

Clothes hang to dry outside on a clothesline under a tiled roof, with a rural setting visible in the background.
Several clay molds of shoes drying on a concrete wall, outdoors with blurred green trees and wooden structure in the background.
Silhouette of a person standing in a dark room with smoke or vapor backlit by bright light.
A pile of weathered, fallen wooden logs in a dimly lit area with shadows and some sunlight.
A row of weathered metallic nails or tools with rust and dirt on a concrete surface against a brick wall background.
Close-up of a rusty metal can lying on the ground among rocks, dirt, and small green plants.
Clay pottery pieces displayed on a wooden platform outdoors with sunlight and shadows.
Close-up of a rusty, aged metal bench with a dark, blurred background.
Close-up of a container filled with chopped firewood logs.
Person standing in a dark room with smoke or steam billowing from the ground and laundry hanging on a line in the background.
Three old, rusted iron pipes leaning against a gray, rough-textured wall, casting elongated shadows on the wall.
Close-up of an old, weathered brick wall with some exposed wiring and an electrical outlet.
A dimly lit storage room with shelves holding empty black metal containers and some lids, with a box or crate visible at the bottom.
Indoor construction site with a brick wall on the right and a concrete wall on the left, with a small wooden workbench and scattered construction materials.
Close-up of a metal surface with paint splatters, dirt, and debris, including broken white fragments and a small red dot, alongside a rough, see-through section revealing dirt and bricks behind.
Close-up of stacked weathered stones or bricks with shadows and sunlight highlighting their rough textures.
A pink boxing glove hanging on a string attached to a wooden surface with a white rock hanging beneath it, against a blurred background.
Paint splatters and handprints on wooden cabinet doors with sunlight casting shadows.
A weathered poster of an elderly man with gray hair, wearing a white shirt, hangs on a bamboo fence. The background is blurred, with some objects visible and the fence is made of vertical bamboo sticks with a horizontal support.
Hand holding a small, rustic brown ceramic mug with a handle, against a blurred neutral background.
View through a window with vertical black bars, showing green leaves of a plant outside and a blurred background.
Close-up of a metallic surface, possibly a machine or industrial object, with a rough texture and shiny spots, in low light.
Close-up of wet, dark brown bricks with some reddish hues and mortar, appearing glossy and textured.
Close-up of a ceramic cup with a gradient glaze of yellow and orange, placed on a metal grate with a rusty surface below.
Close-up of stacked clay pots with a reddish-brown glaze.
A group of five people sitting outside in a shaded courtyard, looking at their phones, with a woman in a pink shirt and long skirt sitting on a stone step, and a large tree trunk in the foreground.
A man in a security uniform standing in the doorway of the French Consulate, with a yellow wall and a sign that says 'Consulat General de France'
Several parked scooters and motorcycles in front of an old building with a weathered yellow wall, window bars, and a door. Shadows of tree branches cast patterns on the building and motorcycles.
A man with a beard sitting on a light blue scooter parked on the side of the street. He is wearing a patterned shirt and gray pants, holding a phone in his hand. Behind him, there are two cars, a tree with large green leaves, and a building with open
A woman dressed in traditional Indian saree walking on a street with parked cars and trees, with a large building visible in the background.
A decorative ceramic tile featuring Lord Ganesha, a Hindu deity, lying on a surface with a textured, earthy background.
View through a narrow arched opening in a brick wall, revealing a small garden with white-barked trees, fallen leaves, and rocks on the ground.
A dog lying on the ground in front of wooden crates, with only part of its face and body visible.
Street scene with a yellow auto rickshaw, a man standing beside it, and a signboard advertising Indian food. There are trees, building walls, and overhead wires in the background, with some uneven pavement and debris on the ground.
A man sitting at a desk inside a yellow-walled room, viewed through a doorway with blue, green, and yellow frames.
A woman wearing a pink shirt, patterned leggings, and a head covering carries a large bag on her head while walking on a busy street with motorcycles and colorful signs in the background.
A ceramic vase with a striped pattern in shades of brown and white placed on the ground outside, near a brick wall. In the background, there are large metallic pots with plants and a brick archway, with a rustic outdoor setting.
Close-up of a woodworking workspace with a wooden board, a circular saw blade, and some bricks in the background.
A view through an arched decorative concrete window with geometric lattice pattern, showing a green outdoor scene with trees. Inside, shelves with pottery and dishes are in the foreground, with fallen leaves on the ground.
A large pile of cut logs in front of a rustic outdoor structure with a clay or adobe fireplace and wooden lattice walls.
A dark, rustic outdoor area with a brick wall, bamboo stalks, a large ceramic pot, and a wooden door with a decorative window.
A man observing rows of unglazed pottery in a rustic workshop with shelves of finished pottery, wooden doors, and an open roof allowing natural light.
Incense stick burning on a surface with smoke curling upward, background showing blurred chairs and table.
Close-up of an old, rusty metal pipe with peeling paint, embedded in a concrete wall, with green plants and soil at its base.
A rustic building with an old, weathered tiled roof surrounded by tall trees with sunlight filtering through the branches and leaves.
An old, weathered ceramic vessel or pot with a handle, sitting in front of a brick wall. In the background, there are other ceramic pieces and tools, indicating a pottery workshop or studio.
Old, weathered, abandoned structure made of brick and wood with arched doorway and cross-shaped openings at the top, surrounded by trees and dirt ground.
Cream or beige fabric curtains hanging from the edge of a wooden roof with brown shingles, outdoors on a sunny day.