Glaze colour
My oxidation glaze tests have been redone, and all seem to have worked, except the ones with iron, for some reason which are again clear...
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Madeline Wynne
May 19, 20223 min read
Adjusting the form.
It has been difficult to work in the last two or three weeks, due to catching Helen's cold, which has left me with a bad cough. I feel as...
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Madeline Wynne
Apr 25, 20222 min read
Porcelain
I tried the porcelain sample, after the last clay order, and made a simple square pot. I glazed it with a beautiful light blue celadon...
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Madeline Wynne
Mar 26, 20223 min read
Learning through quantity
Out of the kiln - or not This last week started well, Rob had fired the gas kilns and my beautiful celadon glaze emerged flawlessly from...
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Madeline Wynne
Mar 19, 20223 min read
Lines and new clay bodies
This week has been all about clay bodies and adding coloured lines. I have made a vessel with St Patricks white, this was quick and easy,...
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Madeline Wynne
Mar 5, 20225 min read
Take a closer look at the city...
I had a tutorial with Rob today, and had difficulty explaining what I was planning, so here is my second attempt to explain. I have...
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Madeline Wynne
Feb 28, 20224 min read
Practice 3 making
I have completed my first sets of pots for this module. I am reasonably happy with this set. I like the idea of a group of pots sitting...
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Madeline Wynne
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Nothing is working.
Slab-building I have been without the slab roller for over two weeks. I tried to roll slabs by hand, it made my back ache and, although I...
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Madeline Wynne
Dec 18, 20212 min read
Celadon
I started to look at celadons in November, so have tried to draw together some of the results here, in a separate post. Attempt 1 There...
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Madeline Wynne
Nov 15, 20215 min read
November research
I have decided that November is going to be devoted to urban pathways and spaces. I have been using old maps as research for my silk...
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Madeline Wynne
Nov 14, 20213 min read
Porcelain slab-pot
I was worried about trying to make a complex slabbed form in porcelain. I was most worried about the slabs getting too wet or too dry...
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Madeline Wynne
Nov 4, 20211 min read
Improving the joins
I was disappointed in practice 2 that I could not get the same results on final pieces, as on my test tiles. So I decided to make some...
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Madeline Wynne
Oct 7, 20212 min read
Interlocking vessel forms
I have a semester to focus on making in the workshop, to catch up on the sessions missed in the first lockdown. My slab-building has...
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Madeline Wynne
Sep 30, 20213 min read
Slab-building investigations - October
I have set myself some targets for the month of October, to make the most of my time in the workshop. My overall aims are to make vessels...
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Madeline Wynne
Aug 3, 20212 min read
Texture and Colour - weathering
My interest in architecture and time, has led me to read about weathering. This natural process leaves its marks, by taking away...
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Madeline Wynne
Jul 31, 20211 min read
Two more sculptural vessel forms
I am focusing on making, and have started two more vessels. I have started the design from the footprint again, which I have modified...
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Madeline Wynne
Jul 14, 20215 min read
The Big Pot
Planning and making a template I was challenged, by Rob, to make a bigger slab-pot. So I have designed a complex pot, with just the right...
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Madeline Wynne
Jul 14, 20214 min read
Glaze colour and finish
Becoming familiar with the glaze room I have been spending an hour in the glaze room most days that I am in Preston, testing or applying...
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Madeline Wynne
Jul 11, 20215 min read
Pulling it all together - 6.5 weeks to go
On return to college in mid - April I set up a weekly countdown timer on my phone, so every Tuesday I get a notification of how many...
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Madeline Wynne
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Glaze research - electronic records
I have decided that I need to keep a Google Drive record of my glaze and slips research, so I have a backup in case I lose my glaze book,...
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