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
Sep 7, 20212 min read
York Ceramics Fair
I visited York Ceramics Fair on Saturday with Andrea, the venue was in a great location in the centre of town, within easy walking...
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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
Aug 1, 20212 min read
Potfest in the Park
This week I visited Potfest in the park, it was such a pleasure to be able to study contemporary studio ceramics close up, after such a...
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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 18, 20213 min read
Contemporary Artists using slab-building - My top 3
Throughout this assignment I have been trying to identify artists who use slab-building techniques, ideally with an urban feel, so here...
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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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Madeline Wynne
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...
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Madeline Wynne
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...
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Madeline Wynne
Jun 12, 20213 min read
Narrowing my focus Buildings v People
I need to focus on form and architecture Form is more important to me than colour and texture. I have accepted, with some reservations,...
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Madeline Wynne
May 9, 20212 min read
Hand -made qualities.
Today I took part in two online artist talks, and both were very inspiring. This morning Deiniol Williams gave a talk to MA Ceramics...
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Madeline Wynne
May 9, 20212 min read
Urban/Metropolitan artist inspiration
Top row 1 L to R Minkyu Lee, William Mitchell, Gunhild Aaberg Row 2 L to R Lubna Chowdhary, Sarah Fraser, Bryan Hopkins Row 3 Lto...
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Madeline Wynne
Apr 14, 20213 min read
What colour is Manchester?
Two unconnected conversations have recently led me to question my colour palette for my current project. In a zoom workshop with the BCB,...
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Madeline Wynne
Feb 28, 20213 min read
Minimalism?
I have changed the title of this post, three times. I started bravely with 'Goodbye Minimalism', but then changed to 'Flirting with...
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Madeline Wynne
Dec 12, 20201 min read
Mid term review
We have been to prepare a presentation on the work we had made this term for the Practice 2 module. I don't feel as if I had made very...
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Madeline Wynne
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...
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Madeline Wynne
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Research on my chosen location.
I am interested in changes in the urban environment, and how it contains and reflects the history and culture of the city. I have a...
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