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UCLay exhibition

So the delayed (Covid!) UClay exhibition is launched tomorrow. It features work from previous MA Ceramics graduates and staff. We final module students have our

New bobbin tests

So having analysed and reflected on the previous tests and what was successful I made 5 more bobbin/reel assemblages. I really liked the simplicity of the

Latest tests out of the kiln

The pieces from the plaster grid (water etched from tales) were fired and had shrunk 1/2 to 1 cm across width and length. The effect

Progress on several ideas

I made a first slip cast from the grid plaster mould. I think the mould was still damp as the cast was unevenly stuck. I

Ones to Watch 2022

Sunny Bank Mills Gallery, in conjunction with other Yorkshire Galleries and Universities, has run a Ones to Watch competition and exhibition for 8 years. It

Collect Art Fair 2022

We had a fabulous day at the Crafts Councils Collect International Art Fair at Somerset House last Friday. I had attended the 2020 Collect just

Grids and Moulds

I have used the peg plan idea of a grid and dots with cone shapes but now plan to try flat panels of the peg