all ready to go..

I've been at Rufford today setting up the NTU stand with my tutor and friend! There's a really nice mix of work on our stall and lots going on around!

This is my section of the stall with a range of work from my latest collection. All the work on the stall is for sale so come and have a nosey!!

The yellow isnt quite so bright in real life (the contrast of the photo/ light has made it seem brighter)

Great feedback..

I'm really pleased to be selling one of my pieces which was featured in my final degree show last week. It's great to know what you all think about the work I create and lovely to know someone appreciates my pieces and style. A lot of business cards went from my stand which is a good sign!! If anyone has feedback, wants to know abit more about my work or is interested in buying work please get in touch! 

This piece is going to a new home! 

sneak preview

My final collection is complete and I've selected a range contrasting in form and scale but all working together in a sense of texture, theme and colour. Within my final collection for the CREO showcase I will have a group of small pieces as well as larger pieces which will stand on wooden plinths.

The piece above is a sneak preview and will feature in my final show/collection. I created this through the coiling technique and used my own techniques and recipes to add colour and texture. Hope you like!!!!

studio space

As part of our final marking we have to set up all supporting work/sketchbooks/research/samples in our studio. This works in conjunction with our final show but is a more in depth set up. I've used a double desk space to select certain pieces whilst using the underneath for original tests and samples. The images on the backdrop are my personal photos which have inspired my full project. 

The two large vessels on the right are my most recent coiled pieces and reflect my latest developments; these match the pieces which will feature in my final show!

recent snaps..

I booked out a photography studio to get a few pictures of my work looking a bit more professional rather than photographing from my studio desk. 

It gives me a better idea of how my work could/will look when presented in a more professional way for the degree show. I'm still a long way from deciding my final layout for the space I have for the show but always looking for inspo!!

keeping up with it all...

Only one more week until Easter break from uni...there's loads that needs to be done in terms of preperation; thinking about my final collection and how I want my space to look for the degree show! I've just booked my graduation tickets so it's all feeling very final now!!!! Here's a little snap from the Creo exhibition which we held a couple of weeks ago. I really feel the wooden shelf works well, picking out blues from my vessel. I need to think about making my own stands and shelves for the degree show!

Busy Times....

Hello... 

It's been so long since my last post...I can't keep up!

I've been busy since Christmas preparing my business plan and setting up for assessments!

My project is going well so far but final decisions need to be made soon! My graduation date has been announced in July so everything feels very real now. I have started working bigger within my ceramics, using coiling as my main building method. I feel this allows me to understand the form and structure of the clay along with the surface. I've also changed my clay body to crank as this holds a rougher texture compared to B17C stoneware. My latest work is in the kiln at the moment but more glaze testing is under way. Keep looking out for my glazed large vessels. Until then, here's a picture of my most recent assessment....with some unfired/unfinished work.

I presented a mix of small samples created using a range of techniques such as pinching, coiling and press moulding, glaze experiments, sketchbooks and my larger pieces, (the mid sized piece featuring grog).