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Wood fired surface with #shino glaze. Love making

Wood fired surface with #shino glaze. Love making these faceted bottles 🔥

There’s an elegant simplicity about an axe (esse

There’s an elegant simplicity about an axe (essential tool for wood firing), second time I’ve put a handle on this one. Now razor sharp and cared for. It’s a cheap head but with an elegant handle (now), 2 1/2 pounds weight is perfect and the handle length can be 1 or two hands. @hultafors is where to go if you are in the market for a decent axe 👍

With thanks to @oxforduniversitykilns for an invit

With thanks to @oxforduniversitykilns for an invitation to meet at the kilns tonight during a firing and meet familiar faces, folk from the Japanese embassy, and new people I’ve not met before. It’s a melting pot of creativity and conversation, I love it. Thank you 🙏

#tokkuri and #ochoko for a special firing with @ox

#tokkuri and #ochoko for a special firing with @oxforduniversitykilns These have slip from the Hampshire coast, it’s a dark grey clay, Eocene in age (known from fossils found within it). The slip is simply sieved #80 mesh, left to settle, the top light slip poured off to use and sprayed on very thin. The bisque reveals the beautiful orange ready for the ordeal to come 👍🙏

Lugubrious piece that has been an incredible growe

Lugubrious piece that has been an incredible grower on me, to the point where I couldn’t part with it. Anagama fired with @oxforduniversitykilns

Thanks to all who came today, I had a brilliant ti

Thanks to all who came today, I had a brilliant time meeting new people and sharing my love for ceramics 👍

Fantastic to meet people today, thanks to those wh

Fantastic to meet people today, thanks to those who braved the weather, lovely to see new faces. Inspiring to talk and share my love of ceramics. I’m in Broad St, central Oxford all day tomorrow, come and say hi x

I’ll be in Broad St in Oxford centre both Sat an

I’ll be in Broad St in Oxford centre both Sat and Sun this weekend for the Oxford Arts Market, would love to see you there

Practicing what I learnt with @jerichokitchen on a

Practicing what I learnt with @jerichokitchen on a fabulous sushi course (totally recommend) served on @oxforduniversitykilns anagama fired plate, predictably warping so I made a tripod foot ring and it’s very stable. Embracing the wabi-sabi (sincerely) on this piece, loving local, loving new (to me) culture

Preparing for Oxford Arts Market. This is next wee

Preparing for Oxford Arts Market. This is next weekend 2-3 Oct in Broad Street in the Centre of Oxford. If you are about please do come and chat 👍 #oxfordbroadstreet #boffyartsmarket

Greenware - hence the monotone, don’t get distra

Greenware - hence the monotone, don’t get distracted by colour it’s all about form and texture. A sake set for a special firing. These won’t be glazed by me but by fire and ash. Simply raw clay body and a wild clay slip 👌

Delivered the thermocouples and temp indicator bac

Delivered the thermocouples and temp indicator back to @oxforduniversitykilns today and saw the potters preparations for the next firing. Totally inspiring. Wood, clay, fire, people, it’s the best combination. Photo of a simple piece from last firing in July. Looking forward to my time at the helm, hopefully in the spring 🙏

So excited to get back to making after a mini brea

So excited to get back to making after a mini break from clay. I have LOADS of new ideas and will spend the coming weeks getting to the task. As a celebration of my renewed enthusiasm I have released a batch of personal favourites that I have selfishly been enjoying in my own collection. These are now listed in my Etsy shop. I’m even parting with the hikidashi sphereicon (never thought I’d be writing those two words in a sentence!!)

Anagama vase. Just slip and wood fire

Anagama vase. Just slip and wood fire

The multiple faces of wood fired pots 👌 #anagam

The multiple faces of wood fired pots 👌 #anagamafired

Flame path markings on this one are some of the be

Flame path markings on this one are some of the best I have had. It confirms to me that slips are the way ahead, all the characteristics of the glaze without masking the gifts from the kiln. I have posted all recipes in a post with small bottles (about 22 posts ago) if you want in on the magic 👍 #anagamafired

#yunomi in fallen olive blossom. #anagamafired pie

#yunomi in fallen olive blossom. #anagamafired piece with natural wood ash

The anagama kiln delivered a beautiful piece from

The anagama kiln delivered a beautiful piece from the firebox. Just a light spray of slip then 50 hours of ash and fire do the rest. #anagamafired

36cm height by 21 diameter tapering to just 8cm di

36cm height by 21 diameter tapering to just 8cm diameter base, this ones pastel tones are stunning. Soda ash displaying classic local salt vapor and the TiO2 glaze doing its thing brilliantly. Atmospheric firing, soda ash and ash/titanium glaze are a perfect combination

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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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