Sam MARKS

Sam Marks is a maker and second-generation potter based in Falmouth, Cornwall, specialising in wheel thrown ceramics.

In 2019, Sam left London and moved into Cornwall’s rugged and exquisite landscape. It provides him with the daily inspiration for new works, which draw on its tones, textures, and energy.

The natural materials imbue the works with a sense of history, as many are mixed with hand-dug, wild clays found along coastal walks. The desire to translate nature’s humble beauty is fundamental to his practice. The use of glaze is minimal allowing the clays texture and natural quality to be revealed and revered. Tactility is in many ways, the focus of the pieces; the feeling of holding a pebble warmed by the days sun, the sense of connecting to nature through all the senses is my inspiration.

Sam’s works are designed purely to stimulate the senses and arouse curiosity and are often forms that challenge perceptions and the viewer’s understanding of traditional ceramics.

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