At first sight, this multicoloured jagged-edged bowl appears to be made of small pieces fitted together like a puzzle. Closer inspection, however, reveals a single form made up of intricately decorated patterns. The piece was created for an ongoing series of vessel forms that gather and celebrate decorative motifs from different cultures, places and periods of history, ranging from Japanese fans and Roman parquet to modernist grids and Mexican folk art.
Frances Priest grew up in a family where making was a part of everyday life. She loved drawing, and recalls her “strange habit” of colouring in patter ...
