Above, below, middle
Earthenware London clay and oil shale are seemingly in direct contrast with each other, their colours alone speak volumes. Yet when embraced, their differences highlight the inherent qualities of one and other, creating balance and reciprocity. Through various means of material investigation, forms emerge that shape-shift between shadow and light, hard and soft, vulnerable and certain, weight and weightless.
Sarah Powell
London, England
Eight brooches, Sarah Powellfound oil shale and London clay, 2022
Wandering, Sarah PowellUnglazed earthenware London clay, 2022
Dark wings, Sarah PowellFound oil shale, shibuichi, 2022
A shade, Sarah Powellearrings, found oil shale, recycled 18ct gold, 2022