Steve

A couple of pics of Steve a student I had last week.

Chinese Porcelaine covered Jar

Hi all.
I have been finding it a bit difficult to find inspiration lately so after a discussion wit Mark Sanger who suggested I should look at Ceramics this is something I have come up with.
The inspiration for this piece comes from a Porcelain covered jar Circa 19th-20th century and is described as late Qing - early Republic period.
The original is highly decorated with Chinese figures and very ornate so this is my interpretation.
This piece is turned from Ash and approx 8" high.

In an effort to improve my photography I have started using a light tent.

The bristol guild of applied Art

Last October I was contacted by Mr Ken Straddling Director of the Bristol Guild of applied Art asking if I would be interested in supplying them with some of my work.The bristol guild is one of the best Galleries in the country and one of the largest covering four buildings in Park St Bristol. Link to the Bristol Guild
Due to pressure of work I only managed to take some pieces there last Tuesday.
Mr Straddling bought seven pieces and took several more on sale or return so obviously I am very pleased
It is really good to get your work accepted by such a prestigious gallery.

Within the Gallery is The Ken Straddling private collection which is a collection of works from all over the world collected by Ken Straddling over the last sixty five years.
This collection has over four hundred pieces of work from some of the best makers in the world  and Ken Straddling bought one of my pieces to go in the collection this is a great honer indeed and I am very proud.

Duty at Somerset Crafts

Today my Wife Sue and are have been doing our Stewarding at Somerset crafts Somerset Crafts .
Somerset Crafts was started two and a half years ago on the Somerset levels by a handful of local craftspeople and now we have 19 members selling everything from Jewelry to Pottery and much more.Everything has to be hand made and come from Somerset.
Susan and I steward for two Sundays every month as part of our duty.
Here are some pics I took today to give you an idea of what it is like.

Walnut Bowl

I have never done a lot of thin walled turning but recently I visited Mark Sanger's workshop and we had a bit of a play turning thin walled bowls.
I found it quite challenging and good tool control is obviously the key.
I have just bought quite a lot of very wet figured Walnut so I thought this would be good opportunity to try some thin walled turning.
This bowl is 8"x 2 1/2" and about 1/8" thick.
I turned it the same thickness all around Even removing the foot.It has dried and warped now for about four days and seems quite stable.
The base is scorched and oiled Oak.

Coloured Hollow form

This piece is 9" x 5 1/4" turned from Ash and coloured with acrylic paint.

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