Finest Paperware

Finest paperware is oneof the outcomes of a series of collaborative works and skills sharing excercises I undertook in 2009 with sculptor Clare Waddle and Textile artist and printmaker Julia Douglas. Clare taught me the art of papermaking and I cast, dyed and assembled these paper cups and saucers. 

The aim of the piece is to highlight the growth of the throwaway culture. Consumption is increasingly more about having, using, and discarding objects, rather than about acquiring and cherishing them. The disposable paper cup is an icon of this trend in consumerism, and so here I have created a range of paper-ware that mimics the Wedgewood style, transposing the ceramic context onto the throwaway object.