At first sight, this light red and white ceramic vessel appears to be made of different pieces fitted together. Closer inspection, however, reveals one intricately decorated form. The piece is part of 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 ...
