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Nicholas Kotsoglo is a ceramic artist whosepractice is driven by experimentation, enquiry andexploration of the possibilities of the medium. Hiswork is constantly evolving and changing. Testingtechniques and ideas, developing them throughhands-on exploration and experimentation.Introduced to ceramics in early 2023, Nic beganhis journey with wheel-throwing, things escalatedquickly; experimenting at the studio, fromfashioning DIY tools, to using and testing differentclay bodies, stains and additions, glazes and glazetesting, exploring techniques such as nerikomi andkurinuki. His playful approach to his process allowshim to continuously test and refine. Constantlyseeking new ways to push the medium to its limits.Inspired by the world around us, the powerfulgeological forces that shape our planet; forces thatbend, buckle, and break the Earth’s crust. Nic drawsa parallel between these natural processes and thetechniques of ceramics that have been developedover millennia. His work explores the transformationof raw clay into hardened ceramic through theunpredictable firing process, which captures amoment of change, frozen in time.Through his evolving practice, Nicholas Kotsoglooccupies the space between intention and theunknown, probing the delicate balance of creation,transformation, and permanence in the cerami