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ClayWorks Gallery

This is a constantly updated gallery of pictures from sessions in ClayWorks...

....same clay.......all different....

Bowls again

A good selection of glazes

Mushrooms and hares

Underglaze red with masked white spots

Mugs

Kershaw green and Claret

Bowls

A great minimalist effect of white on unglazed clay

A selection from the kiln

A selection from the kiln

Patterned vessels

Great effect of pattern and piercing

More mugs

Mixed glazes

Two fish platters

Slab built fish dishes glazed with marble blue

Figures

Cast cat, crank birder and st thomas dancers glazed with greys, browns and underglaze

Thrown bowl

Glazed with Sea foam using wax on layers to creat ddifferent effects

Slab bowl

Burgundy and dry blue glaze. Take care with thickness in bowls it can crack them

Scent burners

Throwm and assembled

Thrown dishes

Thrown dishes glazed with sea foam over coloured slip

Medusa

Sea foam over coloured slip again

Slab built vases

Slab built with white clay, coloured slip, sgraffito and clear glaze

White clay painted with under glaze

White clay painted with under glaze and then clear sprayed over

Bowls for paste mixing

Bowls for paste mixing when book binding - Japanese style. A mix of crank and a red earthenware with Tenmoku glaze

Glass filled carvings

Glass filled carvings

White slip cast vase

White slip cast vase with vellum blue and then sea foam over .... beware of the runs

White glaze with colour

White glaze with colour from on glaze paints made by stains in white glaze.... add a little bit of water to make colours 'paintable'

Close up of a tray

Close up of a tray

Tall vessels

Tall vessels

Selection from the kiln

Selection from the kiln

Vellum blue and Seafoam on slip cast

Vellum blue and Seafoam on slip cast

From the kiln 1

From the kiln 1

Figures

Figures

From the kiln 2

From the kiln 2

Festive tree

Festive tree

White glaze over black slip

White glaze over black slip

White glaze over black slip 02

White glaze over black slip

Polar bears

Polar bears

A festive selection from the kiln

A festive selection from the kiln

Tea lights

Tea lights

Textile patterns

Textile patterns

Speckled Stoneware

Speckled Stoneware

Carved and glass filled

Carved and glass filled

lava fleck

lava fleck

Hand builts

Hand builts

Mugs

Mugs

Bells

Bells

Bird in a bird

Bird in a bird

Birds

Birds

Our new extruder

Our new extruder

Sea themed plattter

Sea themed plattter

Hand built mugs

Hand built mugs

A few pots from the kiln

A few pots from the kiln

Great glaze effects 02

Great glaze effects 02

Great glaze effects 01

Great glaze effects 01

A selection from the last firing

A selection from the last firing

Turquoise vessels

Turquoise vessels

Blue goblet

Blue goblet

Turquoise vase

Turquoise vase

Two fishes

Two fishes

Out of the kiln today...

Out of the kiln today...

Mugs and stuff..

Mugs and stuff..

Porcelain green showing texture

Porcelain green showing texture

A good selection from different classes

A good selection from different classes

Animals

Animals

More fish

More fish

Slip on bowls

Slip on bowls

red and sea foam

red and sea foam

Mixed slip poured on pot

Mixed slip poured on pot

Close up of glazed owl

Close up of glazed owl

Mixed slip colour over single colour

Mixed slip colour over single colour

Large decorated bird bath

Large decorated bird bath

Large crank owl

Large crank owl

Very nice small slip then underglaze bow

Very nice small slip then underglaze bow

Wall hanging face pot

Wall hanging face pot

Black slip with Sea Foam over

Black slip with Sea Foam over

Cat being released

Cat being released

Nice combination

Nice combination

Big stuff to be put on a long biscuit fi

Big stuff to be put on a long biscuit fi

Wavey dish with sea foam

Wavey dish with sea foam

Fern bowl

Fern bowl

Mugs with resist lettering

Mugs with resist lettering

DofE work

DofE work

Wax resist with layers of glaze

Wax resist with layers of glaze

Underglaze colours with clear over

Underglaze colours with clear over

From the kiln 6-6

From the kiln 6-6

Slip decorated vase and hand built jug

Slip decorated vase and hand built jug

Three legged mugs made with our autistic

Three legged mugs made with our autistic

Selection from the kiln

Selection from the kiln

Owl pots made with our autistic friendly

Owl pots made with our autistic friendly

Close up of a bowl with glass

Close up of a bowl with glass

Delicate vase

Delicate vase

Details of tower for alpines

Details of tower for alpines

Glaze with crystals  froming

Glaze with crystals froming

Large slip and glaze mugs

Large slip and glaze mugs

A selection of small bowls with test gla
A slip cast mug and small bowls with gla

A slip cast mug and small bowls with gla

Alpine tower

Alpine tower

Blue on glaze decoration

Blue on glaze decoration

Seafoam on slip cast vase

Seafoam on slip cast vase

Same mould but very good interpretations

Same mould but very good interpretations

More from the kiln

More from the kiln

Duke of Edinburgh Task 2

Duke of Edinburgh Task 2

A selection from the kiln

A selection from the kiln

Design pays off

Design pays off

Duke of Edinburgh Task 1

Duke of Edinburgh Task 1

Blue grey box

Blue grey box

Abstract

Abstract

Large bowl

Large bowl

Goblet

Goblet

Close up of interesting glaze effect..

Close up of interesting glaze effect..

Colour on crank before firing

Colour on crank before firing

Blue stain matt test and really interest

Blue stain matt test and really interest

Blue and white working well

Blue and white working well

Latest from the kiln

Latest from the kiln

MA work

MA work

Mermaid

Mermaid

Mix from the kiln

Mix from the kiln

Octopus

Octopus

Shell decorated dishes

Shell decorated dishes

Vessels

Vessels

Two heads are better than one..

Two heads are better than one..

Two layers of slip cut through..

Two layers of slip cut through..

That bowl again

That bowl again

Two bowls

Two bowls

Slip cast jug

Slip cast jug

After firing

After firing

Nice variety from the same firing

Nice variety from the same firing

Two big and one small from the kiln

Two big and one small from the kiln

Three slip cast mugs with underglaze col

Three slip cast mugs with underglaze col

Nice colour around the handle

Nice colour around the handle

Nice bronze brush on glaze

Nice bronze brush on glaze

A runny seafoam

A runny seafoam

All good here

All good here

Just out of the kiln

Just out of the kiln

A selection from the kiln

A selection from the kiln

Sea Foam over pattern

Sea Foam over pattern

Testing sea foam over slips

Testing sea foam over slips

Pierced bowl with thin Sea Foam

Pierced bowl with thin Sea Foam

Marblrd blue over Vellum blue

Marblrd blue over Vellum blue

Oatmeal kitchenware

Oatmeal kitchenware

Sea Foam and Claret

Sea Foam and Claret

Sea Foam over green slip

Sea Foam over green slip

Glaze test

Glaze test

3 From the kiln

3 From the kiln

People

People

Plaque

Plaque

Looking really good 01

Looking really good 01

Inlaid clay with slab body 01

Inlaid clay with slab body 01

Great pewter runs 01

Great pewter runs 01

Out of the kiln in January

Out of the kiln in January

Seafoam over dark green slip

Seafoam over dark green slip

New designs by Russell

New designs by Russell

Heart shaped bowl 02

Heart shaped bowl 02

Wax resist tests

Wax resist tests

Stencils and under glaze

Stencils and under glaze

Hand formed dishes

Hand formed dishes

Butter dish with orange brown glaze

Butter dish with orange brown glaze

Another cat

Another cat

Marble blue bowl

Marble blue bowl

Two Sea Foam glazed bowls

Two Sea Foam glazed bowls

View along the shelves

View along the shelves

View along the shelves again

View along the shelves again

Small colourful designs

Small colourful designs

A version of Marble green over somthing.

A version of Marble green over somthing.

Smaller pots from the kiln

Smaller pots from the kiln

Small colour ful

Small colour ful

Polar bears
A delicate bowl and other pots from the

A delicate bowl and other pots from the

A few more pots from this firing

A few more pots from this firing

A selction from the kiln

A selction from the kiln

Looks like Blue-grey over red-brown

Looks like Blue-grey over red-brown

Marble green vase

Marble green vase with bronze details

Leverets

Leverets

Avocado dishes

Avocado dishes with interesting glaze

Wonder what this glaze is

Wonder what this glaze is?

White stoneware and porcelain green 01.

White stoneware and porcelain green. A small amount of turning was done and allowed for when throwing.

Sculpture
After glaze firing

Some very pleasing results

Different view of cats

Cats and other pots

Cat bowls by Esme

Cat bowls by Esme

Fountain front

Fountain front

Yarn bowl in blue

Yarn bowl in blue

Great little tea pot

Great little tea pot

Small bowls

Small bowls

Very large bowl

Very large bowl

A selection from the last firing

A selection from the last firing

Set of tiles

Set of tiles

Owl

Owl

Cats

Cats

Mixed bits

Mixed bits

Sculpture

Sculpture

Merv on tour 2

Merv on tour 2

Slab built mugs

Slab built mugs

Nice handles

Nice handles

Small teapot

Small teapot

Waiting to be taken home 2

Waiting to be taken home 2

Waiting to be taken home 4

Waiting to be taken home 4

Dragon and dog

Dragon and dog

Massive Bird bath support

Massive Bird bath support

Planter ... distorted a bit

Planter ... distorted a bit

Colourful birds

Colourful birds

Planter

Planter

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Raku June 30th 2018

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Raku June 30th 2018

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Raku June 30th 2018

Donkey, House number and bowls

Donkey, House number and bowls

Great under glaze patterns

Great under glaze patterns

A stack of cats

A stack of cats

Glass in texture

Glass in texture

Duck

Duck garden ornament

Sculptural slab built vase

Sculptural slab built vase

Ready to be Raku'd

Ready to be Raku'd

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Really fine patterns through underglaze colour

Really fine patterns through underglaze colour

Tea light holders

Tea light holders

Fish underglaze painting

Painted underglaze

Porcelain bowl

Porcelain bowl with a swoosh of black slip

Robin Tiles

Winter tiles

Juicer

Juicer with oatmeal glaze

Fish platter in Franks Blue Satin Matt

Runny blue glaze used to fill texture

Cat bowls

Under glaze decorated 'cat bowls'

Two more from Carole

Two slip decorated vases

Under glaze colours

Layered bowl with intricate underglaze decoration

Gallery view 01

A view of the work in the Ceramics Open exhibition at ArtHouse

Plaque with black slip decoration

Pressed decoration with black slip decoration

Candle holder

A great statement piece

Stone ware jug

Cast stoneware jug with dribbled decoration

Flower relief

Detail of a grave pot commission

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