Luke makes wheel-thrown porcelain and stoneware vessels exploring the (sometimes fractious) relationship between Abstraction and Function, Beauty and Utility. He combines thrown forms with slab and hand-building techniques.
black stoneware jar forms and ceramic quills
nested dishes and bottle form; black stoneware
porcelain jar forms
‘Dead Language’ series; black stoneware; Abstract assemblage of thrown and slab form; black stoneware
detail: asymmetrical rim, porcelain
porcelain vessel with slight asymmetric rim
tall stoneware vessel with abstract handles
porcelain tray and vessel w asymmetric rim
porcelain lachrymatory with orange cups
porcelain mug with angled handle – teal
‘Dead Language’ series; black stoneware
porcelain cup: handle detail
featured in “Country Living Modern Rustic,” Issue #5. April 2016 (pg 25). Photo by Nato Welton. Styling by Alaina Binks.
teal and grey espresso cups w saucer, uneven edges; porcelain
‘Dead Language’ series; black stoneware
back stoneware vessels with abstract handles – 36cm max height
porcelain mug with angled handle
black stoneware bottle forms w uneven edges
porcelain lachryatories, from the “Language of Objects” exhibition, October 2015
rough bottle form, black stoneware
black stoneware vessel with asymmetrical handles
black stoneware vessels with uneven edges
tall bottle form, porcelain
black stoneware bottle form
large standing lachrymatory detail; porcelain
detail: baroque vessel with abstract handles, black stoneware – 40cm height
large nested dish set with uneven edges; black stoneware
stacked bowls, porcelain
‘Dead Language’ series; black stoneware
porcelain cups with curved handles – Tea / Indigo
‘Dead Language’ series; black stoneware
black stoneware jar form with incised surface
porcelain cups, lrg / sml
‘Dead Language’ series; black stoneware
nested forms, porcelain
porcelain mug with angled handle
‘Dead Language’ series; black stoneware
black stoneware jar form
black stoneware jar form
Assemblage black stoneware
black stoneware
‘Dead Language’ series; black stoneware
orange and grey vessels on low glazed plinth; porcelain
porcelain tray with fractured and uneven edges.
baroque vessel with abstract handles, black stoneware – 40cm height
black stoneware vessels with uneven edges
back stoneware vessels with abstract handles – 36cm max height
black stoneware bottle form
grey and orange porcelain bowls
three porcelain vessels w handles and asymmetric edges
flat porelain platter form with uneven edges
black stoneware bottle form and ceramic quills
black stoneware vessel with asymmetrical handles
black stoneware vessels
black stoneware, abstract handles
porcelain platters with uneven edges; 32cm max dia
‘Dead Language’ series; black stoneware
black stoneware vessel with asymmetrical handles
drinking set; porcelain
From the “Rongo Rongo; Forgotten Function” series. Assemblage of porcelain vessels; latex additions
porcelain jar forms
From the “Rongo Rongo; Forgotten Function” series. Assemblage of porcelain vessels; latex additions
black stoneware vessel with asymmetrical handles, max height = 36cm
tall jug form w asymmetric rim, porcelain
black stoneware bottle form
porcelain mugs with nagled handles – indigo / grey
black stoneware
abstract tea set, porcelain
porcelain pitcher form with asymentrical rim
‘Dead Language’ series; black stoneware
