Tag Archives: glaze

New Work for ArtSpring2015 – Part 2

Yesterday I unpacked the kiln after a glaze firing.  As ever I suppose, some good, some not so good.  The frustrations were around a couple of pots which I had decorated with underglaze colours just didn’t work out.  I followed … Continue reading

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Book review: Mid-Range Glazes by John Britt

The vast majority of my pottery is fired to 1200C in an electric kiln.  My first kiln was rated to go to 1280, but at the time we were living in a village where the mains voltage barely reached the … Continue reading

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Pots at Last

For some reason after the shows of the first half of the year, which felt to some extent like an uphill battle, I just couldn’t be bothered with making pottery.  The exceptionally warm summer weather certainly didn’t help.  Other potters … Continue reading

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