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Gathering Impressions, a creative foraging walk.
On a sunny Sunday in late September I was joined by Mark Loos from Medway Swale Estuary Partnership and a group of 12 walkers on a walk with sketchbooks and clay. We had plotted a walk along the shoreline at […]
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Making some large pieces
It has taken a while to work out how to respond to this new large muffle. I wanted to create large pieces, that no longer felt in the domestic realm. I also wanted a canvas for the incredible effects that […]
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Before and after
I fired the new muffle several times in quick succession, making the most of the good summer weather, and working towards a deadline, to have pots ready for the ceramic selling event, Earth & Fire. I fire my kiln, on […]
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Firing the new muffle for the first time
Packing the new muffle with pots is a whole new experience. Instead of a selection of small and heavy saggars to lift and stack in the kiln, I now have one chamber to fill. The new Muffle. The first firing […]
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Constructing the muffle in the kiln
The walls of the kiln were fired slowly to 1260 degrees in an electric kiln. The only element to warp badly was the roof. The warping happened as the pieces were drying out, mainly due to lack of space and […]
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Making the giant muffle
Having measured my kiln and the packing area I have to accommodate the new muffle (or saggar) I then made a plan on paper of the box like structure I was going to make to install in it. Leaving 2″ […]
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From coast to coast. Designing the new Muffle.
I live by the sea in East Kent. Our coast faces North. The sea is Khaki green with clay and silt, and usually calm as it is protected by the entrance to the Thames estuary. I had never heard of […]