'NAKED RAKU'

The ‘naked raku’ process, so called because they do not have any glaze so the clay is naked. While the pot is still slightly damp it is burnished to a high shine and then bisque fired. When cool it is coated with a layer of slip (liquid clay) and then a layer of glaze and then re-fired. It is taken out of the kiln red hot and allowed to cool slightly which causes the glaze and slip layer to crack so that when it is placed in the sawdust carbon is pulled in through the cracks and stains the clay black, the rest of the pot remains white. When cool the eggshell layer (slip and glaze) is chipped off to reveal the crackle pattern underneath. The pots are then finished with a micro-chrystalline wax developed by the British Museum to protect the patina of valuable objects.

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Ball shaped vase forms

These raku vases range in height from 11cm to 16cm in a number of different glaze colours.

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Handbuilt box forms

These handbuilt boxes are made in raku and stoneware, ranging in size from 9 to 22 cms high. They all have working lids.

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handbuilt 5 sided spiral bottle forms

These handbuilt spiral vessels are made using a template to cut 5 identical pieces of clay. Because each facet is asymmetrical, when they are joined together it causes the shape to twist in an organic way that makes every one unique.

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Handbuilt 4 sided vases

I love the asymmetry of the 5 sided forms, but also the symmetry of the 4 sided ones. These vases are pinched around the top edge to give a delicate finish to the form.

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