Tag: art
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Pottery Adventures at Angels Farm: A Weekend to Remember
A few weekends ago I was lucky enough to find myself on the Angels Farm Pottery Slowdown weekend with one of my closest friends, Kerry. We’ve done a short course together before, but that was about 20 years ago! So, off we went to the beautiful New Forest, stopping to look at the ponies on…
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The more you know about pottery…the less you know.
*Please note there are profanities on the mugs below* It’s been ages since I have put anything on here, mainly because life has got busier and I’ve been getting into a bit of a rhythm of when I can enjoy pottery – and when I can’t! This has meant that I’ve probably been doing a…
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Cylinders, cylinders, cylinders (learning how to use the wheel).
The first thing that all the advice says is that you need to learn how to make a cylinder. This sounds quite simple doesn’t it? Here’s what I have found out in my first few weeks on the wheel. 1.It’s harder than it looks Like most things, when you watch an expert doing it online,…
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Glazed and confused
This will be an extremely short blog as (a) I know nothing about glazing as yet (b) I am not massively interested in glazing and (c) I am not sure HOW I glazed these pots. However, this week I have managed to fire the kiln to do a glaze firing…and it’s worked! Well..ish. I think…
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The first wedge is the deepest (reclaiming clay)
When i started using the wheel, I thought 25kg of clay would be plenty to keep me going for a while. The good news is…I was right! I have been using this clay for around a month now. I’ve almost got through the two bags now – so it was time to reclaim! I watched…
Dawn Reed Pottery 