Keeper of the Swans

Keeper of the Swans explores the concept of royalty, and how the rights, privileges and importance of the sovereign seem to be slowly eroding in the eyes of English citizens. Has the royal image changed upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II? Is the crown a faceless symbol of a firm, or a nation?

Keeper of the Swans was exhibited at the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, October 2024.

Functional, two parts, vase and stand.

Earthenware, slip cast vase and base, decorated with underglazes, transfers, sgraffito, mishima, and linocut stamps.

Measures approximately 12” tall by 10” wide.