Madeline Wynne Ceramics

The Cathedral viewed from Cathedral Gardens I am still considering the city of Manchester as a potential source of inspiration, but...

I have made some progress in thinking about my project. I have noticed that my work at Preston, and perhaps before, has been influenced...

I am considering the city of Manchester as a source of inspiration for my work, I feel at home in the city centre, and know it well. My...

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...

So lockdown continues, and I have not got a workshop or studio at home, and recent attempts at chess pieces have resulted in accidents...

I have come to the conclusion that the architecture alone is not unique, and I cannot look at the architecture alone, without considering...

When I spoke to ceramic artists for part of my assignment, they told me to look for recurring themes and forms when trying to develop my...

During the interviews I asked for advice in narrowing down my sources of inspiration. Here is some advice I received from Helen...

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...

The recent module where I attended lectures with visiting speakers, and contacted established artists, has helped to advance my planned...

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...

I like this artist, because I like Brutalist architecture, and his work tends to be found attached to buildings of this kind. In the...

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

After presenting my drawings for the self-initiated project, Dave suggested I research the artist James Tower, as some of my forms were...

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

(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...

I have not studied art or ceramics at degree level, so this was my first real project, and I didn’t really know how to prepare. I need to...

The likes exercise below gives an early indication of some of the making processes that I like to use, and the aesthetic that I like to...

Update May 2020. Looking back at my original mind map, I am surprised that the ideas I am interested in now, were present in my mind map...

On the 3rd of October we visited the Spode Works site and the Potteries Museum, both part of the 6th British Ceramics Biennial (BCB). The...