Kate Vogler’s pots seek to capture the timelessness sensed when at one with nature: by water, amongst trees, or on a mountain path. They are made from coils of clay; the surface marks are made by smoke, or pit firing. When touched, each piece feels weathered, eroded and raw.

 

Kate has been collaborating with contemporary lacemaker Beth Walsh, impressing Beth’s bobbin and needle lace into clay. These vessels are about the beauty of windswept reeds and the sinuous fall of tree branches.

Each vessel is shaped to echo the form of the lace. Recently, they have been influenced by the ship graffiti in North Norfolk churches and by Viking boats.

They are a reminder of those at sea; wayfarers past and present.

Each piece quietly says “safe passage”.