Image: (Vessel (sherd)) 2025 Ceramic sherds (animal shaped rhytons) wine, iron nails, rosemary, nail clippings and hair. (1 of 6)

This new series of work has been realised through research at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM), museum stores and the online collection. As part of the Dynamic Collections programme, I worked with communities to investigate the collection through a series of workshops, with a focus on ceramic vessels used predominantly for food and drink. Participants made over 100 vessels ranging from black burnished-ware bowls to Bellarmine jugs.

This work presents ceramic sherds that were made as test pieces for the workshops. Each sherd is housed in a glass jar and accompanied by ingredients relating to the selected ceramic artifact.

This work can be seen as part of  Food: beyond the plate  exhibition at RAMM, Exeter

25 March 2025 – 27 July 2025

Commissioned by Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter City Council, 2024, as part of the Dynamic Collections programme funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund