Plymouth College of Art Summer Show

So the long and awaited Summer Show at Plymouth College of Art is nearly here. We have all been stressing and worrying about everything and anything but it has been worth it! On display will be Ceramics, Metals, Glass, Jewellery, Textiles, Wood and other materials. The Degree work will be out aswell as the Foundation students works. It could be a chance to buy some work from fresh and budding new talent before we get famous!!

See below for opening times and dates:

Plymouth College of Art, 23–29 June
Free entry
Opening hours: Saturday 23 June: 10 am–2 pm; Monday 25-Thursday 28 June: 9 am–6 pm; Friday 29 June: 9 am–4 pm

http://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/summershows

Tea Set Design

I've always wanted to try and make a tea set so I've been coming up with some designs which I like but now that college has finished and they are removing all the equipment out to make room for the summer show I can't go in an make them on the wheel. So I thought I'd share the drawings with you instead of the actual pieces. The teardrop pattern will be either transfer or painted coloured slip.

Tea/coffee pot

Milk pot

...to follow design for a sugar pot and mug...

Bovey Tracey Contemporary Craft Festival

I have got some of my Crystalline Glaze pieces for sale at The Contemporary Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey they will probably be on the Plymouth College of Art stand. http://craftsatboveytracey.co.uk/

New Designers

Third year students at Plymouth College of Art are raising money for them to go to New Designers in London in June. They are holding an auction at Ocean Studios and I have donated one of my loopy ceramic vases to be auctioned off. There are other pieces to bid for such as glass pieces by Lawrence West and jewellery by Maria Whetman. Please have a look on the link provided and bid for whatever pieces you like. All money raised goes to the New Designers Fund to get PCA thrid year students to London!

http://www.oceanstudios.org.uk/shop-auction

Final Pieces with Crystalline Glazes

So here they are the long awaited and beautiful final pieces for my Final Major Project.

 Glaze 11 and Copper Oxide

 Glaze 32 and Cobalt Oxide

 Glaze 11 and Black Iron Oxide

Glaze 11 and Cobalt Oxide 

Ceramic Pieces Ready To Sell

I thought I'd post a photo of all of my ceramic pieces that I have at home ready to sell so please don't be afraid to get in contact with me though e-mail if you would like to purchase any pieces.

Prices range from £6-£80.

Final Design for FMP

So after a bit of thinking and a few ideas popping into my head whilst trying to sleep I've come up with 2 shapes that I think will suit the crystalling glazes. The first shape is a shallow cylinder shape with walls that are slanted in slightly in 2 different sizes. The other shape is a dome but with a base and an opening at the top. This piece will be on a table and be crystalline glazed on the inside. Hopefully people will want to pick up the pieces, feel them and look inside to see the beautiful glaze. From a distance I am hoping for the viewers to think and wonder what is so special about that pot and then when they get closer they will then see that it has a beautiful and complicated glaze on the inside.