Read more about the article Painted Plates, ‘Snow’ clay & the SHUFFLE
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Painted Plates, ‘Snow’ clay & the SHUFFLE

Once the early June celebratory time was over I got around to painting ten Egg boxes with underglazes so that I could get the most recent plates fired as well. 'Snow' white earthenware clay from Plainsman Clays has been recommended as a replacement for the Georgie's Wonder White that I have been using for some years now. I need a white clay for my visiting…

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June 19th, 2023
Read more about the article Solstice Sign-off
Renee van Halm
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Solstice Sign-off

December has brought us record-breaking cold and snow. Today I've been thoroughly enjoying watching the many local birds who are grateful for seeds, nectar and suet. The sun popped over the Chines to our south for its shortest spell, from 11am to 1pm today. I spotted a Hairy Woodpecker clinging to an icicle while waiting for a turn at the seed-feeder and I grabbed my…

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December 21st, 2022
Read more about the article Practical Plates
Kate
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Practical Plates

For those who read my February 4th blog, I can now show you how the plates painted that day turned out. Philippe Raphanel's two exuberant pieces are rather different from his previous ones. He applied bold colours in a careful pattern and then asked for wax resist as he'd done before. But this time he took a less random approach, with circles of dashes and…

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February 12th, 2018
Read more about the article Another successful firing
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Another successful firing

Last week's glaze firing took care of all the Raiders' plates and my jugbirds and yunomis. Mina's huge round red plate is rather splendid. It needed a shelf all to itself.     There was an oval dish by Michelle and a tall, mould-made vase, painted with similar soft colours.       Renée brought out two round dinner plates that she'd painted at home…

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December 7th, 2017
Read more about the article Mina, Philippe & Jan
Philippe R, tiny oval dish
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Mina, Philippe & Jan

Just for the record I like to post photos of work painted by my 'Raiders'. I left the most recent finished plates with Philippe at ECU the other day. He headed off to catch the bus, swinging his three new plates in a carrier bag, looking forward to studying his work once he got home. The layering of colours on his three is quite delicious.…

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April 6th, 2016