Kyra Cane

Kyra Cane creates vessels inspired by her observations of landscape and weather patterns. They range from large vigorously thrown pieces to small intimate pots, the surface of which is animated by a series of marks and subtle textures. She makes her work in series, being constantly engaged by subtle variations between each form. Kyra divides her time between teaching at the University of Westminster and making.

"The pots that I make explore simple formats, working in series to gradually extend the boundaries of the ceramic structures that are my current obsession; making subtle changes until the pieces develop a voice which has a resonance that interests and excites me.

Pieces are thrown on a wheel, an intense, physical process that demands immediate responses to material and form; surfaces react to the slightest touch, traces of hand and tools remain, the indents and hollows created by fingers and fists interrupt and contradict symmetry. Bold, ostensibly black marks, wrap themselves around the porcelain forms, describing and defining spaces; brushmarks fade and blur, inky opaque bands change to pale fresh air blues. There are remnants in these vessels of the vast landscapes which have always been my inspiration."