TY - BOOK AU - Aitken,Sally TI - Life beyond pots: an exploration of clay as an expressive medium U1 - Thesis Ceramics 01/17 PY - 2017/// CY - Limerick : PB - Limerick School of Art and Design/ LIT KW - Theses KW - LSAD KW - Clare Street KW - Ceramic design theses KW - Clay N1 - Thesis submitted for B.A. Hons in Ceramic Design 2017; Includes bibliographical references; Clay has been used as a medium for artists and craftspeople since time immemorial but its use has tended to be restricted to either a transitory tool for modelling or the means to create decorative, domestic ware. This essay aims to explore the work of selected artists whose practice has transcended these narrow parameters and successfully crossed the parennial barrier between art and craft. ER -