Nearly Christmas...but....here's some exciting news!

I had to share some exciting news about a future exhibition in Japan, which I 've alluded to over recent months.The finer details have now all been confirmed. In March I'm exhibiting work in the home of "Raku" itself....Kyoto. A beautiful city- where the Raku family dynasty first began making those humble little teabowls centuries ago.

Humbling an experience it is for me, I must say! To think that my "Western style" slab constructed Raku ware is going back to the land of it's origin- is pretty incredible. I think for Potters- that must rank as one to cross off the "bucket-list!"

This time they will be exhibited at Gallery Jarfo in Kyoto city during March 2014 as part of the EWAAC UK JAPAN cultural exchange. I feel very honoured and excited to have been selected.

More on this next year! But in the meantime-a very Merry Christmas and thanks for reading!

Gallery Jarfo- Kyoto, Japan

Beautiful Kyoto City - mixing the ancient and the modern

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Some more Crater glaze test results

I've been blathering on about Crater and Lava Glaze recipes here and on Facebook too. I suddenly "got the bug" as well as a commission- (more on this later) so hence the rather manic activity testing out glazes and destroying kiln shelves in the process with runny, bubbling glazes.

I tested 2 recipes- after first trying the usual recipes from the internet and in various books. As I suspected - few of them gave satisfactory results- either it was "pilot error" or the glaze authors just happen to neglect to tell you that vital missing ingredient, kiln temperature or soak time etc! (Know the type of thing?)

Anyway I resorted to testing 2 standard glaze recipes which I've had for years. A turquoise matte and a Lucy Rie white stoneware. The jury is still out on the turquoise variant- but the white is rather nice. A little suggestion from Potter Jan Lewin Cadogan http://www.janlewin-cadogancontemporaryceramics.co.uk/
put me right by suggesting to mix the glaze …

Wobbly bowls

18 years a "potter" and only now can I really say that I can make a great,wobbly rimmed tea bowl!
They're rather fun to do and are achieved by pinching up clay between thumb and forefinger on three sides, then throwing on and using the edge of a rib to incise patterns in the wet clay. Turning is a bit of a bugger afterwards, but they're getting there...

New work at Galleries just in!

Lots of new pots just arrived at Builth Wells at Erwood Station Gallery. Also new stock just in at Sota Gallery in Witney.
Goodbye little pots!

Shaun Hall's Raku Ceramics Blogspot

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