Iona Stock

Iona brings joy to the quotidian through beautifully hand thrown and decorated functional porcelain. Each piece is hand thrown on the potter's wheel and hand painted with designs inspired by plein air drawings of the local scenery in a slip using painting and sgraffito techniques,this gives each piece a unique and exacting finish. The joy and peacefulness of place is transferred into the pieces through process, giving the user pleasure and enjoyment while using the pieces. Iona is also interested in bold colours and extreme textures that are found within the macro details of nature, these pieces are both sculptural and functional exploring her love of ceramics as a medium, using glazes, scale and form as well as different techniques to achieve this. All her work embodies the feeling of groundedness with some earthy tones, making pieces intended for use. After collecting and using ceramics pieces for her whole life, Iona believes that a part of the potter is instilled into the pieces in the creation of beautifully made functional ceramics This is where her love for functional pieces stems from.