Nancy Fuller 'Coral Forest Vessel'
Dimensions - H 21cm x W 19.5cm x Ø 19.5cm
Materials - Wood-fired own stoneware blend, china clay and wild clay slips, natural ash glaze
Method - Hand-built, anagama-fired three times for 4 days and 3 nights
Care - Wipe gently with a damp cloth
Description
This vessel is a hand-built ceramic piece formed from a wood-fired stoneware blend with china clay and wild clay slips, finished in a natural ash glaze.
Anagama-fired three times over four days and three nights, the vessel develops a softly evolving silhouette that rises from a small, grounded base into a gently widening body before tapering inward again. The form feels balanced and organic, shaped as much by process as intention.
Its surface carries thoughtfully stamped markings that introduce quiet texture and depth, allowing the fire to settle differently across the clay. Subtle tonal shifts move through soft greys and mineral hues into warmer, deeper browns, shaped by ash, flame, and time in the kiln.
The result is a contemplative, atmospheric vessel, tactile and quietly complex, with a sense of natural rhythm embedded in both surface and form.
About the Artist
Nancy Fuller is Taiwanese by birth and raised in Scotland. After training as a printmaker, she discovered wood-fired ceramics when she returned to Taiwan in 2000 to study Chinese Mandarin.
All of Nancy's pots are fired in her anagama which she was able to design and build herself through the financial support of the Scottish Arts Council. The ancient forms of the Japanese tsubo and kame continue to inspire her, not only visually but also physically. The spatial awareness of the pots that comes through making, carrying and firing them gives them an almost human dimension. Coiling gives softer outlines, which change further during the firing process, helping her achieve the natural quality she's looking for. The clay is the starting point for all her work, and through her choice of raw materials combined with her firing technique, she has developed her own wood-fired aesthetic.
