Pinch Pot a Day

A project born of Karen’s own mental health struggles.

In 2022 Karen found it difficult to motivate herself to work creatively. On the 1st/January/2023 Karen made a commitment to her Instagram stories, to make a pinch pot a day for the year, not really knowing where it would lead. 365 days later she had built an extensive portfolio of pinch pot tests which included colour tests, clay tests, decorative techniques, and hand building skills. Other benefits of the project were learning to connect with people through social media, photographing and videoing the work and recording all the elements that went into each pinch pot and most importantly finding a voice, talking about her work and feeling comfortable doing so.

Needless to say the Pinch Pot a Day project worked beyond her expectations, her appreciation for clay and her need to create came back in abundance.