Current Work
Plates, Chargers and Vessels
A selection of carved plates and vessels. They are coloured with oxides and underglazes. Some vessels are glazed on the inside.
Relief patterns are hand carved, some have sprigs added to give greater depth. Handmade stamps may also be used for pattern but together they are combined to give a variety of surface pattern appropriate to the piece. Colour is applied after the first firing using a mixture of underglazes and oxides. Several firings may be required to achieve the depth of colour.
'The Banquet' Carved Plate, coloured with underglazes
'Apple' Charger, carved black clay
Hearts & Flowers Plate, carved in black clay with added sprigs
Carved Geometric Panel with copper leaf
Alhambra Echo, framed panel made of small tiles and sprigs with copper leaf
Translating Nature Bottle, carved, stoneware
Detail of Square Bottle, a carved design impressed into the surface
Large carved turquoise bottle with flower detail
Flower & Star Panel made of small tiles and sprigs with gold leaf
Detail of Hearts & Flowers Vessel
A carved Parian bowl, interlocking design
Hexagonal design tile. Carved with sprigs
Birds
Bird forms are individually handmade or slip-cast. A variety of decorative treatments are used, carving, sgraffito, stamping and coloured with oxides and underglazes
Detail of large bird with copper leaf beak
Stoneware Bird with sprigs & gold leaf
Stoneware Bird with sprigs & gold leaf
Handmade birds on stands.
Stoneware bird with sprigs & gold leaf
Small handmade birds on stands
A variety of carved Parian birds
Small carved bird on a stand
Slip cast bird with underglaze and sgraffito
Carved black Parian birds
Slip cast bird, coloured with underglazes and sgraffito
Smoke fired, small carved birds