Madeline Wynne Ceramics

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

My interest in architecture and time, has led me to read about weathering. This natural process leaves its marks, by taking away...

I am focusing on making, and have started two more vessels. I have started the design from the footprint again, which I have modified...

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...

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...

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...

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,...