Nerikomi Stripe Flat Plate - dark blue Sam Leitch pattern and texture in her

pattern and texture in her work

Fine silver crush ring made by New Zealand based jeweller Phillipa Gee

Paper size: 385mm x 590mm

reversal of blend on sea enhances effect of wave on the sand

Bag: 12cm x 12cm square

Nerikomi Stripe Flat Plate - dark blue Sam Leitch pattern and texture in herSmall 10mm H x 170mm Diameter Large 10mm H x 220mm Diameter Alex specialises in throwing on the wheel and nerikomi the Japanese art of folding coloured clay. Nerikomi is a decorative process that involves the stacking and cross sectional slicing of coloured clay. 'I love this technique so much that I incorporate pattern making into the entire body of the vessel. The stripes are made directly from the slices off a patterned block of clay.' Alex Please