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Totally energized by meeting people today. Thank y

Totally energized by meeting people today. Thank you for wonderful compliments and the engagement with my work 💫🔥 @abingdoncraftfair @oxfordshirecraftguild

Exhibiting in Abingdon Abbey, Oxfordshire, UK. The

Exhibiting in Abingdon Abbey, Oxfordshire, UK. The building was founded in the late 7th century. It’s glory days were led by Bishop Aethelwold and the Wessex kings around AD 950. What a privilege to be in the building. Some pots have Chinese glaze recipes that are also from around this date! Looking forward to seeing those of you who can make it in person 💫 @oxfordshirecraftguild @abingdoncraftfair

#kilnopening and a quick look at the top layer of

#kilnopening and a quick look at the top layer of pieces 🔥 many wares will be available at @abingdoncraftfair first weekend in November, I’m exhibiting with @oxfordshirecraftguild . See you there 💫

Fully loaded 💫 fire in the morning. Wares will

Fully loaded 💫 fire in the morning. Wares will be ready for @abingdoncraftfair where I’ll be exhibiting with @oxfordshirecraftguild early Nov, would be good to see you there 👍

#tenmokuglaze with beautiful tea dust markings. Sm

#tenmokuglaze with beautiful tea dust markings. Small vase fired with @oxforduniversitykilns in the 49th firing 💫

New tap and die set from @joe_small_pottery this i

New tap and die set from @joe_small_pottery this is a whopping 40mm thread. The process is enjoyably technical but very doable, at the end you feel like a hero. If you fancy a go (and why wouldn’t you?!) contact Joe who will 3D print a set for you, there’s 18mm or this 40mm set. Video included of a recent wood fired flask 👌💫🔥

Small #shino vase with lovely pine ash greens, cla

Small #shino vase with lovely pine ash greens, classic wood fire 🔥

Tenmoku plus wood fire ash working it’s magic. A

Tenmoku plus wood fire ash working it’s magic. A glossy translucent flow almost white in places - an interesting little piece. Fired with @oxforduniversitykilns

I feel like this piece has a steely dominance and

I feel like this piece has a steely dominance and maturity about it - for me it makes quite an impression. See the position top back in the kiln before and after. With thanks to @oxforduniversitykilns for the opportunity to fire this year. Sprayed with a titanium slip the fire facing front enjoys the fly ash melt and the magic that this combination make as the glassy melt starts to move

“Twins” fused together are a reminder of the d

“Twins” fused together are a reminder of the dynamic environment inside the kiln during firing. Wares can get knocked during stacking but more likely a wadding issue. I used mostly sea shells, and most worked out, although I noticed a slightly higher failure rate. On reflection, big thick shells on larger pieces is probably where I would go and back to regular wadding for smaller pieces. Photo inside the recent kiln built by Svend at @oxforduniversitykilns

Back to the kilns for some splitting today and to

Back to the kilns for some splitting today and to take more photographs of the pots in the subtle shadows cast inside the kilns @oxforduniversitykilns have generated a unique space and continue to work incredibly hard, much unseen, to make this possible. Very much appreciated 💫 #woodfiredceramics #anagamakiln

#yunomi - sagger fired, right at the front of the

#yunomi - sagger fired, right at the front of the firebox with @oxforduniversitykilns - truth be told the wadding between sagger and lid was fused requiring the angle grinder to separate. The sagger is a thing of beauty, see kiln location photo 4, it received a full blast right in the firebox for 36 hours. This is about 50:50 ES180:ES80

Full glaze jacket and with many hours soaking at t

Full glaze jacket and with many hours soaking at temperature with ash it was a bit of a stretch for this one to make it through unscathed. Unscathed it is. Such a beautiful piece, soft, subtle tones. This also received a sprinkle of an iron rich ore from a rock in the Pyrenees sourced by @robinwaldenceramics (with thanks) we now call it ‘potters gold’. Jun, iron, blues, 2 sides, fired on shells, translucency, ash runs - it has it all. With thanks to @oxforduniversitykilns for the opportunities to fire 🔥

Love this little #guinomi from the 49th firing wit

Love this little #guinomi from the 49th firing with @oxforduniversitykilns I was up at the kiln site last night to pick up some left over kit, I also found the piece of paper with our shift rota and the best instruction for firing with wood written on the top, see the last photo 🔥

#shino liner and nothing else enables the atmosphe

#shino liner and nothing else enables the atmosphere in a wood kiln to display its magic. Soda ash in the glaze definitely affects the finish. Deep colours and a glossy sheen seems to develop and some of the classic salt glazed markings show as the vapours must induce a localised change. I think this also facilitates a melt and the ash flows well on pieces treated this way. Certainly an approach to repeat. Proximity to other wares make the markings even better as well as the serendipity of carbon trapping 💫 with thanks to @oxforduniversitykilns for the opportunity 👌

Screw thread stopper! With thanks to @joe_small_po

Screw thread stopper! With thanks to @joe_small_pottery for providing a 3D printed tap and die set. Shino liner and #shinoglaze on the outside, fired on scallops on its side neck facing away from the fire for shelter. Scallops leaving pleasing marks in the glaze - a keeper 💫

Very pleased with many, many great results from al

Very pleased with many, many great results from all those involved firing with @oxforduniversitykilns @robinwaldenceramics @neilhotchin @imogen_charleston_ceramics @el.pottery @tazwalden This one at the business end of the tunnel sprayed thinly with a titanium based slip, shino liner, it’s a great combo 💫

#hikidashi pieces (withdrawn at top temp) mine on

#hikidashi pieces (withdrawn at top temp) mine on the left @robinwaldenceramics on the right, wild plums from Wytham village. I’ve been looking forward to this firing for many, many months and thinking about the team, the wood, the wares, and how it will all play out. We had a GREAT firing with lovely people, it is such a highlight in the year. With many thanks to @oxforduniversitykilns for the hard work creating this resource to bring people together in this way 💫 it is hugely appreciated

@robinwaldenceramics going for a “deep riddle”

@robinwaldenceramics going for a “deep riddle” to keep those embers in check 👌🔥 kiln now cooling - finished last night at 20:00 36 hours after lightning it up. -14 hours ahead of schedule 😎

Hikidashi from this morning, so pleased with the r

Hikidashi from this morning, so pleased with the results. Photo inside the kiln build by Svend next door. Great firing partnering with @robinwaldenceramics @neilhotchin @imogen_charleston_ceramics @el.pottery @tazwalden

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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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