Adrienne Richards

‘The young people don’t want all that stuff’ is a set of three ceramic pieces which embodies both big picture concepts of the Earth, home to all living things past and present, as well as a more personal reference to home.
 
The ceramic medium transforms life’s elements - earth, water, wind and fire into household items, heirlooms, ornaments to be used or cherished. They are often cast aside by future generations to become shards or fragments, transformed again into memory, bringing snippets of past events, people and places into the present. 

These three ceramic pieces are inspired by endless hours spent in family homes as a child, diving into my grandmothers’ china cabinets or foraging through a cool, dark pantry filled with ceramic teapots, serving dishes, jars of ingredients and the odd cheese-plate. The drawings, pressings and glazes reference aspects from the natural world, such as aquatic creatures and plants.