Element – Air Direction – East Theme – Joy Season – Spring Life Stage – Youth Time of day – Sunrise Location – Mind Energy – High Impact – Positive Aristotle, 4 sources of happiness – Hedone (sensuous pleasure) Hippocrates’ 4 humours – Blood Galen’s 4 temperaments – Sanguine Paracelsus’ 4 totem spirits – Curious sylphs Adike’s 4 world views …

Element – Fire Direction – South Theme – Rage Season – Summer Life Stage – Prime of Life Time of day – Noon Location – Spirit Energy – High Impact – Negative Aristotle, 4 sources of happiness – Ethikos (moral virtue) Hippocrates 4 humours – Yellow Bile Galen’s 4 temperaments – Chloretic Paracelsus’ 4 totem spirits – Changeable salamander Adike’s …

Element – Water Direction – West Theme – Broken Season – Winter Life Stage – Childhood Time of day – Sunset Location – Heart Energy – Low Impact – Negative Aristotle, 4 sources of happiness – Dialogike (Logical investigation) Hippocrates 4 humours – Mucus Galen’s 4 temperaments – Melancholic Paracelsus’ 4 totem spirits – Inspired undines Adike’s 4 world views …

Element – Earth Direction – North Theme – Grounded Season – Autumn Life Stage – Old Age Time of day – Midnight Location – Home Energy – Low Impact – Positive Aristotle, 4 sources of happiness – Propraitairi (acquiring assets) Hippocrates 4 humours – Black Bile Galen’s 4 temperaments – Phelgmatic Paracelsus’ 4 totem spirits – Industrious gnomes Adike’s 4 …

White stoneware thrown mugs with cobalt and slip decoration. Mugs of happiness. The textures are reminiscent of denim and embroidery and the three dimensional properties of the decoration provides interest for fingers and palm when held. This results in a feeling of greater connection with the object when held. Functional prototypes for the Visible and Tactile Sound series. The mugs …