Building on my first group of artworks, I have spent the last 7 months  creating a new body of works made in wood & ceramic which explores the process of creating following my intuition, crafting work focused on the process and not the outcome. This has allowed me to approach the materials from a different perspective, not merely as a practical medium in which to construct a functional piece, but rather as a means of communicating texture and technique without the confines of purpose. 

The works are made by preparing clay slabs and cutting, pressing or carving these to create the forms, this time adding a few pieces that are more abstract and layered. I have also explored different uses of glazes and oxides and have added timber to weave in natural texture and wood grain beauty to the pieces, sometimes carved, punched or used as a means to frame the ceramic compositions. 

Each of these pieces encapsulates a moment of creative freedom.

Maria Gómez