Adam strives to depict a sense of movement that draws the eye across the piece.
Adam makes clean, simple forms on the potters wheel that subtly show the makers hand in order to imbue a sense of life in the work. He enjoys the spontaneity of throwing, the speed of production and he seeks to reflect this energy in his mark making. his marks are continuously evolving, and are never the same. He is inspired by contrasts; sharp lines, crayon scribbles, brush marks, sponged back sections. It is this ongoing investigation that invigorates his making.
He has been working on a new body of work that explores a relief element of the decoration of his larger pots. His work is constantly evolving, particularly the decorative and mark making aspects. This most recent area of his experimentation has emerged from throwing coloured rings and then chopping those up and adding them to the body of the piece. He is striving for the overall surface to have a sense of movement that draws the eye across the piece. What is particularly interesting about working with relief elements is how it interrupts and directs the flow of the glaze.