CATEGORY: Valentine Porcelain Stoneware
METHOD: Throwing
COLOUR: White
TEXTURE: Smooth
FIRING RANGE: 11800°c - 1300°c
I hand throw in smooth Valentine Porcelain Stoneware making small bowls & vases. While still on the wheel batt some are turned & burnished with damp leather to give the smooth surface; others-when dry enough-are sanded creating the rough or smooth surface for glazing.
My main output is concentrated on small-scale hand held pieces, when dry I bisque fire to 1000°c. I then glaze them with two basic glazes, some of my pieces have different coloured glass added to the centre this often creates a chemical reaction between the glass and the glazes. All pots are then stoneware fired to between 1220°c and 1280°c.
Dot and I share workshop studio space in the converted washhouse in our cottage garden. I am an independent part time potter. To me personally throwing is about how I feel; it is a very personal responsive tactile meditational experience. When I sit down with a ball of clay I let the clay intuitively take me on a journey.