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5 November 2011

Commissions Welcome

Just a reminder I do take commissions and prices of my loopy pieces start at £20 please email me at rharrison1991@hotmail.co.uk if interested in any of my pieces.

10 October 2011

Finished Commissioned Piece

Here is the finished commissioned piece.
It's a large vertical loopy vase made with stoneware clay and a green glaze.

2 October 2011

Turned Pots From the Other Day





Agateware Pots

We have been given a new project at college where we get to chose what to do, I am hoping to focus on my throwing and using a mixture of cay or the same clay with coloured stains/oxides mixed in. Here's the 1kg pots I threw a couple of days ago turned so they have a foot to stand on.

unknown clay

Terracotta and earthstone clay

Terracotta and earthstone clay


Terracotta and earthstone clay

29 September 2011

Commissioned Piece

I've made a vertical loopy vase for a customers' friends wedding gift. I am welcome to other commissions just email me and I'll get back to you.


A Successful Day Of Throwing

I've been throwing for almost a year now but have only been able to throw half a lb to 1 lb of clay. So when my tutor said to try and throw 1kg of clay I wasn't so sure it would work. However I gave it a go and I was suprised that I managed to centre it and keep it centred. So now for the future I am going to gently wean myself to throw bigger amounts of clay and also hopefully going to throw 2 part pots...

 above: terracotta clay
 above and below: stoneware clay

above: agateware pots.

21 September 2011

Agateware Thrown Pots

There was some recycled clay that I thought was normal B17 stoneware but when I sliced into it it revealed a marble pattern. I knew it was ok to throw with as I have seen someone throw with a mixture of clay and I was compleatly mesmerised. So cut a pound of clay and started to throw, the next day I returned to turn the pots. It was stunning to see the patterns appear and I would definately want to try in the future and continue with this wonderful technique. I would also like to try using either a mixture of colours together or one colour in different shades if it works...