I am Salman Ikram, a ceramist, educator, and researcher with a deep-rooted passion for studio pottery. Clay is more than a medium for me—it is a language through which I express form, texture, and emotion.
I have been actively involved in teaching and mentoring students in ceramics, sharing my expertise in raw material characterisation, clay body and glaze development, and both handcrafted and mechanised production techniques. Committed to fostering creativity and skill, I guide learners through hands-on experiences that deepen their understanding of ceramics and refine their techniques.
Cardiff Metropolitan
Seeing is Believing
After the Melt:
Internal Landscapes
After the Melt: Internal Landscapes presents works shaped through deliberate control of glaze chemistry, temperature, and time. Each piece passes through extreme thermal conditions before settling into resolved surfaces that invite close looking, the longer one observes, the deeper these internal landscapes reveal themselves. What remains is not just decoration, but evidence of material transformation.
Crystallisation is approached as a structured, pre-planned process guided by experience, precise thermal planning, and material knowledge. Decisions about where to hold temperature and for how long determine the final surface. The kiln becomes a calibrated environment rather than a site of chance.
Opens Sunday, February 1, 2026 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm
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Here are some of the pots showcased in the exhibition.






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