Back for another year of playing with clay! My first chunk of work is all going to be experimental – playing with form, surface, finishing etc. Trying to be a bit looser with my planning, here are some workbook drawings for a couple of things to make in clay. Playing with the chain form IContinue reading “New year, new plans”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Last Kiln Unload for the Year
My last firing for the year… Going to miss this big gas kiln!
Some final project pieces
Almost finished! Here’s a few elements for my final presentation.. I’ve used a few different techniques we’ve learned over the year. Some pieces are thrown, and have hand built elements, some coil and some pinched/sculpted pieces.
Neil Grant inspired brushwork
Neil kindly showed us his techniques for brushwork earlier in the year, and I finally got around to giving it a go. Cobalt wash on Neil’s smooth glaze, fired to cone 10.
Screen printing
Got to sneak into the print making department and learn how to make a screen for printing! So much fun. The actual printing on clay was a bit trickier, but happy with my results. As it’s so close to the end of the year I haven’t been able to experiment as much as I wouldContinue reading “Screen printing”
Cobalt oxide washes
Playing with cobalt washes – as an alternative to using commercial underglaze. Tested to cone 10 on an ugly little cast vase. Very flat and matt – a success! Looks really black on greenware Still black after bisqueing (sadly broken by a nightclass student) A bit of bubbling at cone 6, with clear glaze… NieContinue reading “Cobalt oxide washes”
Finished slab module exercises
Learning to attach slab pieces was really fun, although I struggled a bit over working things. This was a simple box – covered in cream slip and then scraffito’d over the top. I wish I’d used a darker clay, and the design became quite subtle once fired. Two little decorated pyramids. It was tricky gettingContinue reading “Finished slab module exercises”
Anatomy museum visit
A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to visit the anatomy museum to do some drawing. I felt a little bit uncomfortable, but did a couple of sketches from a plasticized hand (yes.. A real human hand..) great practice for study, hopefully will get to go back again sometime and sit for a bitContinue reading “Anatomy museum visit”
Pecha Kucha
So I won’t be sharing my full Pecha Kucha presentation on here – I dislike my voice too much for that! But I did spend an unnecessary amount of time drawing up a title page, another of my classic procrastination techniques! The patterns are based on designs from a Ming vase and a Deltware plate.
Little Bottle turn around
Just a simple little ink bottle in white clay. I have been watching a lot of mudlarking videos and this shape seems to pop up a lot! often glass, but older ink bottles were made of ceramic. I haven’t made a stopper for this one, but have for some later ones.
