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Buckenham Galleries Winter Show....part one

Safely delivered to Buckenham Galleries for the upcoming Winter Show in November...... ....Some new work in raku, copper matte and glaze post reduction...and some new volcanics based on coastal rock textures...see you in part 2....

Winter Chawans at Studiopottery.co.uk

A batch of work is going to be made available through Studiopottery.co.uk. One is now already in the Chawan collection of S tephen Dee it's founder ! Check in and it should appear soon on the News page. www.studiopottery.co.uk The Raku Chawans developed rather unconsciously after a bout of ill health earlier this year, and were inspired by the potters of Japan, as well as the early work of the great Robin Welch . I spent some time in Wales too recently, and the rather rugged peaks and crags and shorelines all seem to have an echo in what I'm producing. They're more organic than anything I've previously done. I've never strayed into tea bowl territory much, but they seem to be doing well for me now and it feels like I'm developing some modicum of fluency. I particularly enjoy the freedom of mark making and incising on the wet clay and altering the rims. Two styles have surfaced, a straight sided "industrial" and an incised "wobbly" versio...

More Chawans

Firings are continuing each week as I work my way through stacks of bisque pots. I'm about half way through the glaze wares, before I do any...Gulp...."copper matte"! Anyway I'm really pleased with how things are progressing and especially these little Raku Chawans. The best yet, but always room for improvement.

Making tea bowls...

The work-shed repairs are nearly complete and I can't wait to get back in there at some point over the holidays and resume work. The first thing is to make some tea bowls...just to see if I haven't lost the knack. Hmmm.... Happy Christmas! Happy holidays to one and all, hope it's a peaceful one.