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Welcome
It's always lovely to hear from readers, and one email this month made us stop and think. It was an appeal for us to give more details about some of the things we use to make the projects. In this case, it was nichrome wire, but it made us realise th
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Reader Feedback
We've been contacted by a reader asking if we could include more details of some of the materials used in our projects, including where to buy them – for example, the nichrome wire in the fox sculpture in our last issue. This is really helpful feedba
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New Clay Body
TKJ Throwing and Handbuilding Body is a versatile clay for use on the wheel and in hand-building. This clay has been developed in collaboration with Tom Knowles Jackson, with properties specifically suited to throwing on a momentum wheel. The clay is
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Spring: Blossom – 40 Years in the Making
An exhibition full of the joys of spring! Jewellery, ceramics, sculptures and wall art by a selection of blossoming talented makers accompanied by makers rediscovered from a remarkable 40-year archive, including some real Yorkshire treasures. Vibrant
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Saggar Firing in an Electric Kiln
If you love the stunning effects that can be achieved by alternative firing methods firing but don't have the equipment needed to achieve them, then this book could well be the answer! Jolanda van de Grint explains how to use your electric kiln to cr
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Ceramic Artist of the Year 2021/22
Hannah Billingham has been awarded Ceramic Artist of the Year at the Corporate Live Wire Yorkshire Prestige Awards 2021/22. "It has been an amazing year for me,” said Hannah. “I've worked with some brilliant galleries and had a series of successful o
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Two-part Bird Feeder
You will need: ■ 2.7-3kg (6-7lb) of stoneware clay plus clay to throw a pad for a batt if you don’t have a quick-fix mechanism ■ Tools for throwing – batts, water bowl, ribs, sponge, serrated edged tools for texturing ■ Turning tools (optional – see
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Linda Bloomfield
Linda Bloomfield is a scientist turned potter. More glaze recipes can be found in her books, Advanced Pottery (2011), Colour in Glazes (A&C Black 2012), The Handbook of Glaze Recipes (Bloomsbury 2014) and Science for Potters (The American Ceramic Soc
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Trinket Box
You will need: ■ A sheet of stiff card, ruler, craft knife, pencil, cutting mat if you have one ■A small wooden stamp – the example shown is available from MKM tools ■ Clay of choice – earthenware or stoneware ■ Rolling pin, 3-5mm thick roller guides
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Maker At Work: Wendy Lawrence
A word from Wendy to begin: “I make for the enjoyment of the material and, therefore, have a variety of hand-building techniques. I gouge out solid pieces, slab build, coil, drape slabs into moulds and formers and carve solid pieces of clay. I use a
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Female Figure
You will need: ■A grogged clay of choice – earthenware or stoneware. Craft Crank is a good option ■ Plastic sheet ■ Rolling pin and 5mm thick roller guides ■ Wooden modelling tools ■ Ribs 1 The idea for this sculpture came from several sources – Rena
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The Great Pottery Throw Down
We’ve all been immensely enjoying this season of the Throw Down and are very impressed by the skills of this year’s participants. We’ve pulled together some lovely shots from the first five episodes and have excerpts from interviews given by the leav
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Doug’s DIARY
I always find the winter the hardest time of year, particularly after a break from the workshop, the likes of which we had over Christmas. Trying to get back to work, doing our best to pretend everything is as usual, after the sadness of just a few w
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Bubble Technique
PROJECT FIVE You will need: ■ Bisque samples to practice on – they can be tiles, plates or even three-dimensional objects if you have spares sitting around on your shelves ■ Small jug or similar container ■ Washing-up liquid ■ Body stain/powdered und
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Keith Brymer Jones In The Flesh!
For almost two years, I've seen my fellow local potters only via my computer screen, in a fortnightly Anglian Potters Zoom session. In the earliest days of lockdown, this was a great way to stay connected with the group. It was also the perfect oppor
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Garden Monolith
Before you begin: For once, this is a project where fine attention to form and surface aren’t needed. You can work roughly because the objects we’re replicating come in all shapes and sizes. You don’t have to make the shape shown here, but the princi

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