An independent practice
Kavitha Devi
Year 3 · Fine Art (Ceramics & Metal) · Singapore I make vessels from clay and copper. Most of them are about my grandmother's kitchen and the things that survived it.
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What the Fire Kept
My grandmother's kitchen burned in 1987. Only a brass pot and some copper spoons survived. How do you make work about objects that outlived a fire?
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Slide 1 of 3: What the Fire Kept
Experience
Studio Assistant
Kiln & Co. (pottery studio)
- Load and unload kilns, mix glazes and reclaim clay.
- Assist on weekend wheel-throwing workshops.
Art Instructor (part-time)
Community centre children's programme
- Teach Sunday clay classes for children aged 7–12.
- Planned a 10-week curriculum from pinch pots to coil vessels.
More projects
Copper spoons
Beaten from scrap. Spoon 4 is the good one.
Slide 1 of 3: Copper spoons
About
I came to ceramics late. I studied accounting for a year before admitting I spent every free hour in a pottery studio. I'm still grateful for the spreadsheets; they run my glaze library.
My work is about family objects, kitchens and what survives. I like materials that change in the fire and can't be fully controlled.
Outside the studio I teach kids, cook my grandmother's recipes badly, and go to every night market I can.
Education & community
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Year 3, Singapore.
Ceramics & metal focus. Modules: Studio Practice III, Glaze Chemistry, Metalsmithing, Contemporary Craft, Art & Memory.
Ceramics society treasurer, 2026: organising the October wood-firing for 18 members.
Kind words
The glaze library saved this studio about a year of guesswork.
Ceramics technician
Skills
- Wheel throwing
- Kiln loading
- Soldering
- Exhibition install
- Hand building
- Raising (learning)
- Teaching children
- Glaze chemistry
- Forging small spoons
- Spreadsheets
Recent updates
17 Sep 2026
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14 Jun 2026
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