My work is made to reflect comfort and the personal, when eating and drinking. In most cultures there has always been a cloak of convoluted rituals involved in dining to test each others socialization and civility. How we make utilitarian wares is centered around these rules and rituals. Crockery is made with a specific use in mind and must be a reflection of these carefully thought out rules in its design. It seems like part of a wider problem with society. Distaining the things that come naturally to us and pressuring to conform to a single idea.
My intention is if the pieces are not made with this in mind, they would make the user feel more relaxed and less obliged to play out the rules they know fit with a specific object. The pieces are, in a way, not things in and of themselves, but an extension of the users hands. Adhering to the individuals natural preference whilst eating.
