Emilie works as an artist from her studio at Yorkshire Artspace in Sheffield. Her work forms part of both public and private collections and is regularly exhibited throughout the UK.
The cups, bowls and vases were fired for twelve hours- a group process- in a kiln built on the Manor Housing Estate. The pots from this firing are presented here alongside preliminary drawings with sound recordings of the process and the firing by Frances Byrnes and photographic documentation of the process and celebratory feast by Karina Lax. The metamorphosis of clay – through the firing process – into strong cups, bowls and vases provides a metaphor to describe their personal experience of change and recovery. It also demonstrates how the communal process of crafting and creating can add value to the experience of contemporary urban life.