In October 2020, I commenced the Post-Graduate Certificate Residency at Cyprus College of Art, Paphos.
Throughout this residency, I unravelled and explored my familial connection to Cyprus, its cultural heritage and its intrinsic relationship with my passion of craft. From excusions to UNESCO sites and museums, I collated inspiration from ceramics and archaelogical collections, and discovering colour history inherent to the island's culture.
I created a series of vessels that the sensual, yet matriarchal essence of Cypriot pottery: celebrate the handicraft of female potters, in a contemporarised approach. My processes involved coiling on a traditional tournette, colouring clay bodies, carving and inlaying into the clay body.
Additionally, I offered one-to-one teaching sessions on beginner's hand-building, coiling and decorative ceramic techniques. Upon finalising my residency, I delivered a keynote presentation summarising my residency findings.
