A moment of time, captured.

I'm Joanne Gault, a ceramic artist based in Northern Ireland, and my work is an exploration of moments - fragile, fleeting and transformed through fire. Each vessel begins on the wheel, shaped from black clay or stoneware, then guided through a series of processes that capture something of the instant: the curve of a form, the crackle of glaze, the unpredictable beauty born in the heat of a raku firing. My collections, such as Cré Dubh and Monochrome, reflect this fascination with time, surface and transformation, each piece a still point within a dynamic process.

In Cré Dubh, I use copper-based glazes and a closely guarded series of raku techniques to draw out extraordinary colours - fiery oranges, lustrous greens, flashes of metallics - all brought to life through cycles of heat and quenching. These are not just decorative surfaces, but the crystallised memory of intense, elemental forces. Monochrome, by contrast, explores stillness and contrast - delicate, considered forms that hold tension between softness and strength, with occasional bursts of colour that feel like small surprises, echoes of something just passed.

In my own pottery, my working studio and teaching space, I invite others to step into this way of making; to pause, engage with the material and take part in the quiet magic of shaping something lasting from a moment in time. Whether through workshops or classes, it’s a space where people can connect with clay, with creativity and with themselves.