Drips, Lines, Swirls

A very quick preview our new collection, launching tonight, April 25th at 7pm

When we un-bricked the gas kiln the week before last, it was a bit like meeting up with a bunch of long last friends, all familiar and loved, but changed, matured and somehow mysterious. New lines, new textures - they’d all grown into themselves. And of course, some had failed miserably….but we won’t focus on those ones.

When we fire the gas kiln we tend to play. It is not so much the type of firing, more that, unlike firing our electric kiln (which we do approximately once a week), the gas kiln is fired only a handful of times a year. So there is a greater pressure to try new things, to take risks and learn as much as we possibly can about our glazes, clays and ideas we may have been pondering. The result? Lots of exciting pieces.

And a note to self- play more often!

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A bowl, large in scale, with drama

Bowl in Shino, £250

This bowl is larger in scale than many of our pieces and the glaze is just perfectly suited. Lots of movement and interesting directions caused by the method of glazing (pouring rather than dipping, a decision prompted by circumstance as we didn’t have a vessel large enough to immerse this piece in).

Expressive

I really like the combination of mark making using iron oxide wash atop this pale blue chun glaze which is very melty and fluid. It can be risky though, with pieces getting fused with kiln shelves, but it has been a successful firing of these pieces this time around.

Carbon Trapping

It is bonkers! The black / glittery spots on this piece are caused by carbon being trapped in the glaze during the firing. To me it is celestial. This piece has two lids - one so it can be used as a regular jar, the other so it can be used as a flower frog.

Jar vase in Shino - £150

Bowl in Shino, £250

All the same, but totally different

Stack of individual bowls which will be £55 each

Chocolate Dinner Ware

I am a chocolate addict, so it is probably not surprising that I love our tenmoku glaze which is very chocolate-y. This time around, it is applied a little thinner than in previous firings so it isn’t quite as oily black, there are lots of tan / brown parts. We have made a lot of our dinner plates, bowls and side plates in this glaze.

Tenmoku dinner plate - £45

Retro Soap Dishes

I’m not sure if it is just the celadon glaze giving me avocado bathroom suite vibes, but I think there is something just a bit retro about our new soap dishes. These will be £40 each.