As I can't physically takeaway any wood from the boats in the channel I put a call out to my facebook friends to see if they had any wood...

Need to try to see how I can incorporate glaze, oxides, slip and texture into the decoration of my work. I have researched the effects of...

Building on the work that I have done over the last few weeks I have decided to go back to slab building to see if I can get use to this...

The final making method is coiling. Initial thoughts are that as I like to work in wet clay, that this maybe a good option for me. ...

My second method to upscale my work was using slabs. Not my favourite way usually as you need the slabs to be a bit stiff but I need to...

Where do I start! Over the next few weeks the plan is to upscale my work trying various making methods to see which one suits me and my...

Trying to get experience in the real world for when I finish my degree. Last year I exhibited at Halecat, this year the venue was Rydal...

Mari brought in a selection of bark and fallen wood, again the gnarly texture is grabbing my attention. At the weekend I went on a walk...

A local potter showed me the work of Spanish visual artist Claudi Casanovas. The first thing that struck me was the texture of his work...

Its been a whopping six months since I last updated my blog, mainly due to being in lockdown yet again but also due to a lack of planning...

We are now midway into the term. I am liking the sawdust inclusion in the clay as it gives an interesting texture. Slicing into the...

Been looking further into making methods, trying more structured methods and more organic to try and reflect the erosion effect on wood. ...

Attempts to include brickclay within the make are proving challenging. Artist Luke Fuller pierced his raw clay with fired slithers of...

My first tests where to construct shapes from slabs of clay. Little texture at this stage, just concentrating on creating form. Wanted...

My initial sketches were shapes around my home town of Barrow In Furness which quickly focused to shipbuilding. After taking lots of...

Rob showed me Alison Lockheads work entitled Death Boats. I love the texture of the pieces with the flash of colours against the matte...

Given my form is influenced by decaying boats, I searched the internet for images to inspire my work. I liked the skeleton vibe,...

I have finally been able to glaze my carved cups (bottom right in grid photo). Using my adapted glaze recipe I am really pleased with...

I have started to collate images from the Furness Peninsular to inspire my work and help inform the next stages of creating my form. ...

Back at UCLAN and with assess to my glaze recipes I have been doing some glaze tests. My original glaze tests were carried out on...