I learned to thrown and hand-build ceramics at Phoenix Pottery in Islington. During the COVID UK national lockdown, the studio closed, and I began to experiment with making works at home. Using a miniature pottery wheel I began honing my craft in miniature form. To fire the works, I tested an unusual miniature kiln, which works without having its own power source. The kiln heats up exponentially when subject to microwave power, reaching temperatures of 1300 °C. Experiments with earthenware and stoneware glazes followed swiftly from there, and I started Fifty Shapes of Clay.