Exhibition at PR1 Gallery
This year I have been making ceramics in groups of three, the images below show two sets that were exhibited this month at the Uclay...
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Madeline Wynne
Feb 26, 20234 min read
Potters marks
I have made some pieces and want to add a potters mark or signature. I thought this would be a simple thing to do, I have always just...
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Madeline Wynne
Feb 9, 20231 min read
New Ceramic Vessels January 2023.
I have recovered sufficiently from my shoulder injury to start making again. I want to make some simpler pieces, on a smaller scale. I...
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Madeline Wynne
Dec 19, 20222 min read
Developing New Ideas
I have used the last couple of months, whilst my shoulder recovers, to fill sketchbooks with new drawings and paintings from research...
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Madeline Wynne
Oct 29, 20221 min read
Latest Sculptural Piece
Making This piece went without a hitch. I used a thicker slab, and kept the cuts at the base to a minimum, such that the weight of the...
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Madeline Wynne
Oct 16, 20222 min read
New Work
This latest sculptural form differs from my recent work, as the inside of the form has been coloured with slips oxides and glazes. This...
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Madeline Wynne
Aug 27, 20221 min read
Glazing Successes - King Street pieces and wall pieces
The final firing before the show was Friday 26th, so I have been focused on getting my remaining pieces glazed. The first two were...
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Madeline Wynne
Aug 21, 20221 min read
Wall pieces
I have made and dried the second set of wall pieces, and they are being fired to bisque this weekend. These have been quite complex to...
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Madeline Wynne
Aug 20, 20222 min read
Two Fountain St Pieces - stoneware firing issues.
The first four pieces I made to this design below, were very stable. So the thing I have been focusing on this month is scaling up the...
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Madeline Wynne
Aug 19, 20222 min read
King Street and Marsden Street pieces
I have made another King Street Form, see below. I have modified the design slightly to reduce the stress on the joins. I have impressed...
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Madeline Wynne
Aug 17, 20222 min read
Marsden St panels.
I made these pieces, based on sketches of city streets, chiefly Marsden Street. Rob had previously suggested I use an L shape to add...
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Madeline Wynne
Aug 17, 20222 min read
Advice on scaling up - Fountain St pieces.
I have contacted a couple of people for advice about scaling up these pieces to a larger size. I have emailed Mark Cumberlidge the...
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Madeline Wynne
Aug 12, 20221 min read
Colour
Now that I have moved along Oxford Road to the city centre, in terms of both distance and 'history', I am in familiar territory amongst...
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Madeline Wynne
Aug 2, 20221 min read
Wall piece - first attempt
I decided to make some wall pieces, but my first attempt was not successful. I rolled some thin slabs and created wedge shapes supports...
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Madeline Wynne
Jul 14, 20221 min read
Accidents will happen
I completed my largest piece, and decorated it with slip. It came through the bisque firing without any problem. I applied oxides and...
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Madeline Wynne
Jul 10, 20221 min read
Bringing everything together
These pieces are another attempt to reflect the city centre, not just the individual buildings but the streetscape and spaces between...
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Madeline Wynne
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Sculptural pieces
I have stopped learning new things, and started to make for the show. I am making abstract open forms, based on the streets and...
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Madeline Wynne
Jun 26, 20221 min read
Reflections on Ceramic Wales
1. A kind supportive group makes for a happy experience. 2. Don't expect glazing and firing to go to plan build in time to reglaze 3....
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Madeline Wynne
May 29, 20222 min read
Final preparation for Ceramic Wales
It was only a three day week because of the platinum jubilee, so I had to glaze and fire everything for Ceramic Wales. I panicked a bit...
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Madeline Wynne
May 27, 20222 min read
Lines blends and form
I have been trying to get a blue/green colour in glaze, and think I am getting close. I have managed to make an oxide wash in exactly the...
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