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| Gillian Acreman |
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Electric |
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Stoneware vessels, oxided and impressed with wild plants or herbs outside and glazed with woodash and oxide washes inside. |
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Tall pots approx. 50-65cm |
Impression |
Impressed vessels tallest 60cm |
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| David Archer |
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Stoneware |
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Thrown |
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Electric |
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I mainly concentrate on functional stoneware designs although given the inspiration, ornamental pottery has been known to emerge from my kiln. After months of trial and many errors I have designed three glaze patterns with which I am moving forward with, Latte, Chesil and Merging Mists. All functional items are able to be commissioned in any of the three glaze patterns. Each item is deliberately individual, my glazing is random with a hope of never achieving complete repetition on any two items. I enjoy the excitement of bringing character to my work by leaving random unglazed areas on my pottery whilst using my Chesil and Merging Mists designs.
I have a particular fondness of Dolomite glazes which provides stoneware pottery with an impressive rugged and tough feel.
I most enjoy making teapots and have the ambition to develop a range of original designs.
Raku is a enjoyable part of my pottery and I do it for a bit of fun. I have built my own Raku kiln based on a design by Fil Cooke of the Upwey Potters in Dorset and a good blast of propane every so often does wonders for the spirit. Fil himself was my first pottery tutor and if he hadn't made his classes so enjoyable, I wouldn't be having such pleasure with my pottery now. |
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Chinese bowl with chopsticks (Latte glaze design) |
Jug with beakers (Chesil glaze design) |
Teapot with two cups (Merging Mists glaze design) |
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BRIDGET ARNOLD – CERAMICS
Bridget has developed her own unique, recognisable style of decorating with resists in many ways. Her newest work that she is developing incorporates plants into the design This new line of outdoor work are ‘garden pods’ on stands that enhance your garden.
Her work is hand built in two parts then joined together, in a mixture of white stoneware and “T” material. The addition of coloured slips provides contrast. The pieces are burnished with a silver spoon to give a smooth finish, some being left smooth and others textured by water etching.
Inspiration for the decorations comes from nature, ripples in the water, the marks left by the retreating tide in the sand, and the marks of our fingerprints. Bridget has lived all her live in Devon, so her time spent at the coast and on the moors feed all the work that she makes.
The burnishing with no glazes leaves naked clay that feels sensuous and invites the viewer to touch.
The smoke firing with wood shavings breathes life into the finished work during this process there is room for random happenings, resulting in each becoming a unique, one-off organic pod.
Bridget enjoys teaching smoke firing the processes lends themselves to be a fun learning experience. It is extremely versatile and accessible, using organic materials, like wood shavings or newspaper as firing material. She has taught ceramics in schools for DAISI, & Big Hand Little Hand scheme through the Devon Guild.
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Fern Garden Pods |
Burnished Clock |
Fern Candle Pods |
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| Eleanor Bartleman |
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Porcelain |
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Slab-built |
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I derive my ideas from ancient maps - elements from these decorate my porcelain lidded boxes. Vitreous slips provide colour, lustres provide sparkle and the interiors are gold leafed. |
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Compass Box - 6ins tall |
Map Box - 8.5ins tall |
Map box - Interior |
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| David Brown |
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Stoneware |
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Thrown |
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Gas-fired |
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David Brown makes vessels of high quality and individuality. Long recognised for his expertise in designing and making teapots, he also produces vases, bowls etc. Colourful turquoise blues or mauve glazes combine textural and smooth surfaces, which reflect his interest in the sea, sky, rock and fossils. |
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Group of three thrown vases, 30-48cms. |
Group of three thrown vessels, 12-28 cms. |
Teapot, 20 cms |
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| John Buchanan |
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Stoneware |
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Thrown |
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Electric |
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My work is a culmination of ideas and techniques spanning 40 years. I specialise in clear simple bands of colour representing sea and sand.
Exhibits in London, Belgium and Munchen. |
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Tall bottle |
Tall jug with warts and keeping a low profile |
Pot with tilted neck |
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