KAS are the initials of maker Katie Smith. Smith is a ceramic artist based between the Midlands and South London. Her practice focuses on the creation of ceramic vessels, using a research-through-practice approach to hand-build precarious organic-looking forms. Concepts of maximalism and ornate surfaces are central to her works, inspired by folk crafts, the human body, and our relationship to the world. Her personal relationship with her mind and body are reflected within her forms and her surface textures, which also take inspiration and details from nature. 

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