Marks of the Sea is a ceramic sculpture that reflects my ongoing exploration of coastal environments, material memory, and site-specific practice. This piece emerged from a sustained engagement with the rhythms and textures of the shoreline—where land, sea, and time meet.

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Created using hand-building techniques, the form captures a tactile conversation between clay and the natural world. Imprints were taken from found organic materials—seaweed, shells, driftwood—collected during visits to the local seafront. These marks were then layered and embedded into the surface of the clay, echoing how natural forces inscribe their presence onto stone, sand, and skin.

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The work underwent smoke firing, a low-tech, ancient ceramic process that embraces unpredictability. Using seaweed, dried grasses, and other found combustibles, the firing imprinted subtle tonal variations onto the surface, allowing the materials to speak for themselves. This elemental collaboration with fire, earth, and water reinforces the sculpture’s connection to nature and process-based making.