Slim Cushendun Vessel, agateware with mixed stoneware clays. Handthrown by Paul Dalrymple in his studio in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Paul throws with a mixture of clays, include the addition of foraged local materials and uses bold marking throughout.

Approximate size: diameter 13cm, height 22.5cm.

About the maker:

Growing up and living in Northern Ireland influences my work greatly, I use simple materials, found in nature and in industry like Pebble’s, worn bricks or trees as a starting point. Each one, symbolic of a different time or emotion in my life. Through the exploration of these materials, I am trying to show a sense of growth, embellished evidence of a story of what conditions they have survived. The weathered state of these materials wood, pebble or brick I feel show great resilience and character.