Although primarily known for their installations, paintings, and sound-based work, Lou Sheppard’s foray into ceramics reflects the same attentiveness to form, fragility, and material transformation found throughout their practice. In their ceramic pieces, Lou explores the language of vessels, containers, and earth-derived processes, often echoing natural cycles and the delicate architecture of ecological systems. Each piece is hand-built or wheel-thrown, with glazing and surface treatments inspired by environmental change - from melting glaciers to shifting shorelines. The works frequently play with tension between utility and abstraction, creating objects that feel both intimate and elemental. For Lou, working with clay is both grounding and conceptual - a dialogue between hand, earth, and time. These ceramic works extend their broader interest in impermanence, environmental precarity, and the physicality of thought