During semester 1 of my final year I was looking for a narrative for my degree show. I did this through researching and writing my dissertation, but also through making. Soon, all of the thinking, writing, walking and making started to merge into one. One process was leading into the other - creating a cycle of associations.

During the summer before my final year I cycled/travelled from Slovakia to Scotland, I connected the two places I call home. I was mostly wild camping on the side of the road, from each camp spot I collected a sample - a dirt in a bag. This created the base of my narrative, a journey told through the materials collected. As for the objects, I was wanting to learn how to throw on the wheel. It feels so long ago, but I only started throwing around this time last year. Vessels for (the) Living was a trial project of looking for ceramic forms and narratives told through movement within the landscape.

A journey of cycling through Europe led to a journey within my mind. For the first time in months, I allowed myself to just be and think, clear my head, and pedal on. The process of moving my body and mind led to a process of gathering materials. Making it harder for me to cycle each day with the added weight of the most recent dirt. However, I was determined to take my materials on a journey as well, a journey to my studio, where I would process them into glazes for ceramics. Giving my pieces a history of a life lived and a history of the land, celebrating its qualities.