Current College Work

I am now in my final year at Plymouth College of Art studying BA in Ceramics. For this first project I'm focusing on my repeat forms developing them further and taking them to a new level.

test pieces- attaching half disks to a thrown vessel.

colour gradient tests using blue and green stains mixing with stoneware and porcelain

paper maquette

thrown vessel before the disks and below after. Because the vessel was wider at the top than the bottom I've attached the larger disks at the bottom getting smaller towards the rim making the finished vessel look wider and straight edged even though it isn't

Porcelain test piece using cobalt oxide gradiating in tone.



Clarks Farm Greyhound Show 2012

Another opportunity to purchase my ceramic work at the Clarks Farm Greyhound Show in Little Totham on Sunday 16th September. I will not be there as I am in Plymouth but my Mum and Sister (and possibly my dogs too) will be there filling my shoes! The address is The Street, Little Totham, Maldon, Essex, CM9 8JQ. Please pop down and see the other stalls too and support the wonderful Clarks Farm Greyhound Rescue in rehoming retired greyhounds! While you are in the area you might as well go down to The Barn in Chigborough as it is a 15 minute drive from the show grounds where my work is also being sold in the shop.

Links:
Clarks Farm Greyhound Rescue http://clarksfarmgreyhounds.btck.co.uk/
Clarks Farm Greyhound Show and Fun Day 2012 http://clarksfarmshow.org.uk/
The Barn in Chigborough http://www.thebarnatchigboro.co.uk/index.html

Lidded Pot with Spoon

Handbuilt pot with a double semi-circle handle detail and top and bottom bands. Also with a spoon.

My next idea is to experiment with lid types and to use either agateware clay for the body or coloured slip for decoration. Also experiment with scraffitto or pattern techniques on the body of the pot.

Pair of Lidded Pots

Freshly made today they can be sauce pots for family gatherings, hold coffee and sugar or anything really!

Audience

I'm very pleased to find out that my blog has been viewed in Germany, Alaska, Singapore, Australia, USA and obviously the UK.

New Work...

Thought I'd treat you all to a sneaky preview of the work that I have been currently making in my spare time.

First image is of a small vertical loopy vase with black slip on the edges of all the loops and the rim of the cylinder. It took a very long time to make so I'm going to make these as a limited edition and with other coloured slips too.

Small Vertical Loopy Vase with Black Slip Edges.

Vase Detail

The other image of a hand made lidded jar with a double semi circle handle on the lid. I'm very proud of this and thought I'd be impatient but it is still standing and I like the lid detail.

The Jar

The Barn at Chigborough

You can now buy my ceramic work from The Barn at Chigbrough in Heybridge, Maldon, Essex. The Barn is a branch off of Chigborough Fisheries which is on the same road. Have a look at their website http://www.thebarnatchigboro.co.uk/index.html for more information about them. Here's the postcode for the Fisheries CM9 4RE The Barn is just a little bit down the road on the left.

My work at The Barn. (sorry about the poor quality, it was taken on my phone)