St Ives and the Tate
I am off to St Ives in Cornwall tomorrow for the weekend with my daughter. We are staying in a lovely hotel on the beach and intend to see some …
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Stephen Kettle
At last I am back to the computer and a posting. Arriving in Sussex was dramatic; we had a very good drive (1200 miles) to the French northern coast with …
The Eyes have It
I decided to go for a gold luster firing at the last minute and picked out some of the eyes in some of the fish platters. The gallery of eyes …
Final Kiln
These are the last of the pieces for England. The tiles are for my cousin whose house burnt down last month, as you can see I lost one and had …
Do not Adjust your Monitor
The old days were the best I think and I always did like a black and white film. This second attempt (they are both the same plate by the way) …
Invaders from the deep, mega stingray is now operational and ready for action
From the top: Mega Stingray Shallow hump moulded dish standing on three thrown feet. Scrafitto decoration carving away coloured slip to reveal slip under. Infill with copper oxide to obtain …
Lily Ponds and Fish Nets
Top shot is a big lily pond leaf, very tricky to get through the kiln with out a crack; two others were too badly damaged to do anything with. I …
The Midnight Garden Jar is Fired
Well, here it is, still hot. The kiln looks good but this is the one I was really anxious about. The cobalt has done just what I planned and has …
The Midnight Garden Jar is Finished
At last it is finished, I think the background infill has added a couple of hours to this little pot, I just hope it works when fired. Picture above of …
The Midnight Garden Jar
Do you see the imprint of William Morris here? Well it is true that Morris amongst many others is a great inspiration for me. But I also see references to …
The Midnight Garden Jar
I am going to try and photograph this jar through all its stages. It is about 11 inches tall, coiled with red earthenware. I have been planning this one for …
First Flight From Nest
So, no sooner do I get my act together and take the in flight photographs, Stan and Steve (the big ones) make their maiden flight and leave flowed by a …