Stef Storey

I love seeing sheets, pillow cases and duvets hanging out on the washing line to dry. On a windy day, the inanimate fabric comes to life and seems to dance. Bringing it in, ironing smooth the wrinkled cotton into neatly folded piles of fabric sculpture, then opening up the sweet-smelling linen parcels and covering the naked mattress, smoothing and plumping, to then stand back and survey the oasis of calm that invites comfort and peace. Finally, to lie down and be enveloped in the smell of fresh cotton, smooth and cool against skin, is the blissful reward.

This is the source of inspiration that lies behind my work. Porcelain possesses qualities of whiteness, strength, translucency and the fine smooth surface is perfect to impress the fabric like layering of bedding.

The question of the functional versus the non-functional has preoccupied me throughout this project and will continue to create tension within my working practice. What I can depend on is my quest for perfectionism - it underlies my work, coupled with a fervent desire to design and create original, beautiful hand-built contemporary work.

Prices range from: £15 - £44

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