From her stained glass making days ROBINA JACK has adapted to perfection the use of pattern and imagery in the earthenware bowls and platters which she decorates with slips in singing colours. She draws on animals and birds currently in decline for much of her subjects, as well as the sea and marsh birds near her home on the Essex marshes. Early maritime art is another of her fascinations, so masted schooners often contribute to the narrative element within her work.