Household Items
Large lamp base, matt cream glaze. Stoneware
Hexagonal soap dish, glazed. Stoneware
Hexagonal carved dishes. Stoneware
Coil built vase. Stoneware
Thrown goblet and matching pot inspired by the seaside. Stoneware
One of a series of small glazed pinch pots. Stoneware
Raku Pots
Various pots and vases pots fired either in a raku kiln and removed when 800 degrees and smothered in sawdust; or pit fired wrapped in newspaper and foil containing various compounds to impart colour and patterns on the surface.
Large raku dribble glazed pot
Large raku pot glazed with blue glaze, shows reductio coppery tints
A trio of pit fired raku pots
Small trown raku pot with deep blue glaze
Small thrown raku pot with black and red glazes
Small blue Raku pot
Copper matt Raku pot
Raku pomegranite
Boxes and Buildings
Handmade from stoneware clay, bisque fired, then glazed. Boxes and buildings are great illusions of the slab building technique. Prepared clay is rolled out between two sticks like pastry, smoothed and allowed to stiffen but not dry. Slabs can then be cut using templates and stuck together to form the desired object. With slab building precision, careful joining and finishing are key to obtaining a satisfactory result, however large forms can be constructed relatively quickly.
Slab built Cornish tin mine, decorated with oxides and glazes. Stoneware
Slab built jewellery box. Stoneware
Slab built model of a Gaudi chimney. Earthenware