This is the largest bowl I have created in this series, formed by draping slabs of clay over domes and allowing gravity to shape the piece before it is turned and given a base. The process embraces unpredictability, both in the final form and in the way oxides and glazes move across the surface. The piece is inspired by the seashore where I live, echoing shifting forms and layered textures.

Based in Ramsgate, Kent, Bronwen Harrison creates ceramic sculptures inspired by the human body and the natural environment. Working primarily in clay, she is interested in the balance between strength and fragility, growth and decay, and the ways in which forms evolve over time. Living on the Kent coast, Harrison draws much of her inspiration from the shoreline around her home. Observations of coastal forms, textures and patterns are translated into ceramic works that reflect the constant processes of change, erosion and renewal found in nature.