Making Projects 3/3

Jun 23, 20213 min read

Surface texture.

I decided to make architectural forms from clay slabs, and have started to explore whether I should decorate the forms with colour or...

Jun 19, 20215 min read

Slab building is harder than I thought

Most of the slab pots I have made in the past have been square or round. I have made a pyramid and a couple of bottle shapes, but...

Nov 20, 20201 min read

Getting organised with glaze

To date I have kept a dedicated notebook with recipes, their text or online sources, firing temperature and any notes about ingredient...

Jul 30, 20203 min read

Stones of Manchester Chess Set

Well I have done a little bit of designing and making at home, after what seems like an age in lockdown. The design phase was only one...

May 21, 20202 min read

7kg Challenge

I was challenged by one of my interviewees to make a pinch pot each day for seven days, using 1kg of clay each time. Here are my 1kg...

Apr 28, 20202 min read

Box of Secrets

I was challenged to design a box for a secret or a memory. I couldn't really decide which to choose, so started out thinking about...

Feb 27, 20206 min read

Review of Self- Initiated Project

Project aims - With the benefit of hindsight, I can see that the aims on my self-initiated mini 'learning agreement' were not realistic...

Feb 12, 20203 min read

Plaster moulds 1

For my second project I decided to focus on incorporating colour without the use of coloured glazes. I decided therefore to make a simple...

Jan 23, 20205 min read

Madeline's adventures in slip

(Blog post title courtesy of Mr David Binns) As part of my self-directed project I am looking at methods of colouring clay without using...

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