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Doodles and deadlines. Transferred to clay these m

Doodles and deadlines. Transferred to clay these marks have an elegance and organisation about them. I find having the confidence to care a little less in the moment enables fluidity in making the marks

Is slip the way to go for atmospheric firings? I h

Is slip the way to go for atmospheric firings? I have many, many questions and this one has been bouncing around my head for a while. I hope these bottles can help with the answers. If you have a killer slip recipe please share. These slips are a mix of clay, wild clay, spar and TiO2 or rutile I’ll post recipes with results. Hoping to have wood fire, salt fire and gas comparisons by the end of the summer

Tiny bottles. I think it’s just as hard to go sm

Tiny bottles. I think it’s just as hard to go small as it is to throw big, these tiny bottles are about 10cm high. Wasn’t really thinking, just going with it and really happy with the results 👌

Clay and cacti 🌵

Clay and cacti 🌵

Pots fresh out today. Some real beauties. Lots of

Pots fresh out today. Some real beauties. Lots of learnings from the firing

Stacked and ready for lighting up in the morning,

Stacked and ready for lighting up in the morning, assuming weather is optimal. Planning and stacking was near perfect, could have done with one more cup and one less vase. Mental note to have a box of spares with lots of size variation. Totally happy with where this had landed though, very excited about the potential and relaxed about the precise outcome, I want the kiln to influence and don’t want to be too precise. Got totally soaked part way through, I was committed to completing the job, it wasn’t cold and it’s a reminder of proximity to raw elements that I am making use of through this process and somehow felt more immersive. I’ll keep you posted 🔥

Preparing for firing later this week. Lots of diff

Preparing for firing later this week. Lots of different glazes this time: Jun, Jun over tenmoku, ash and titanium, ash and local clay, shino, celadon over local slip, copper red, and a good helping of soda ash on the wood ash drippy pots. 👌

Preparing photos for a spring exhibition with @oxf

Preparing photos for a spring exhibition with @oxfordshirecraftguild these 5 will be available soon. #shino with soda ash and iron brush strokes, reduction fired stoneware

#shino with iron brush strokes. Small cup

#shino with iron brush strokes. Small cup

Preparing for a mid Feb firing. So many ideas but

Preparing for a mid Feb firing. So many ideas but just one lifetime! Tenmoku with ash and titanium over the top on this one. I have two new recipes with wild slip, several with new ash batches and then the tried and tested shino and known wood ash recipes. Always exciting. #ceramicglaze #tenmoku #alwaysexperimenting

Interesting to make larger forms over lockdown and

Interesting to make larger forms over lockdown and realise the implications of scaling up. It’s hard. There are nuances to larger pieces. Things won’t fire in a small kiln, my brain thinks I can’t do it (but I can). Loving overcoming the challenges 👍💪

Experiments continue for this #wildclay slip. It’s low iron, the bisque test piece fired very well, so super sticky even the wax resist didn’t release it very well (maybe needs to be thinner?), thinking it might be better brushed on with my favorite hacked about brush for super feathered swishes.

Last post of 2020, HNY. Looking forward to 2021 po

Last post of 2020, HNY. Looking forward to 2021 pots 🏺

Wax resist with wild ball clay slip. I’m really

Wax resist with wild ball clay slip. I’m really hopeful for a good compatibility with the slip and body clay. #wildclay

The finger trails through the slip define the piec

The finger trails through the slip define the piece the most yet take just moments of the process

Comte and a little stoneware anyone?

Comte and a little stoneware anyone?

Still really enjoying the pieces from the last ana

Still really enjoying the pieces from the last anagama firing with @oxforduniversitykilns looking forward to doing it again and already over planning in my head what I might make for it - got to be something special

Sneaky tip: larger pots are thicker at the base (w

Sneaky tip: larger pots are thicker at the base (well mine are anyway) I use a needle and push it right through the wall. Using a torch I can see in and observe when it pokes through. I can now judge the thickness and know how much I can trim. The hole is small and seals easily. A plastic flower pot makes a reasonable chuck for trimming 👌

Ball clay from south of England. I might get 5 kil

Ball clay from south of England. I might get 5 kilos if I’m lucky. Fab to find and process

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Iain Shield

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

07818 430173

Iain@ShieldStudioPottery.com

Shield Studio Pottery would love to hear from you! We often attend local art events and Art Weeks when it’s on. You might find us firing local anagama kilns, or sourcing local clay. If you cant find us out and about we are probably on the wheel!

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