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D36
DescriptionThis porcelain bowl form features my iron gold crystalline glaze. Golden crystals with dark centres float on a complex ground packed with a variety of secondaries. My custom porcelain, number 128 is specially formulated for the partcular demands created by...
D4N
DescriptionDark green vivid primary crystals with complex growth rings set on a mid-green ground speckled with tiny secondary crystals, this example of my dark green crystalline glaze has been lightly etched, bringing out more structure in the crystals. DetailsCode:...
D4H
DescriptionIron aventurine and iron gold crystalline glazes. A static image cannot convey the complexty of the aventurine. Underneath a surface layer of crystals there are numerous golden plates of iron oxide that reflect the light in tiny sparkles. The shoulder...
D4K
DescriptionIron khaki and iron gold crystalline glaze. A sunny morning in November gave bright conditions that show off my iron gold crystalline glaze at its best. Sunlight brings out the rich gold and holographic charecter of the primary crystals. The ground of this...
D4C
DescriptionIron aventurine on the neck combined with pale green and tan zinc silicate crystalline on the body. The aventurine has sparkling crystals set in a dep amber glass that creates an intricate pattern as it interacts with the glaze below. The crystalline on the...
D3U
DescriptionTwo aspects of the versatile role of iron are shown on this piece. Iron red on the neck and iron gold on the body - changes that occur in the different chemistries of the glazes. The primary crystals are a vivid gold with holographic structure and a...
D3V
DescriptionLarge primary crystals dominate on this variation of my iron gold glaze. The ground is transparent on the body with a speckling of darker secondary crystals. DetailsCode: D3V Year: 2025 Height: 190mm Porcelain: TP132D3V. Green Clough Wood, Holme Chapel....
D2T
Description Iron khaki and dark blue crystalline glazes feaure in this example of a new addition to my slipcast range of stoppered bottles. The stopper is ground to give an airtight seal. DetailsCode: D2T Year: 2025 Height: 275mm without the stopper, 335 mm...
D1X
DescriptionIron red and pale green and tan crystalline glazes. The primary crystale are a delicate green with holographic structure. The ground is complex: opaque cream on the neck tending to transpoarent amber towards the foot with patches of pink blush and all set...
D2K
DescriptionA small bowl form made from one of my custom porcelain bodies and featuring my pale blue and tan crystalline glaze. The primary crystals have concentric growth rings and a burgundy fringe. The ground varies from opaque near the rim with a pink blush to...
BKK
DescriptionThis older piece, from 2015 features one of my matt crystalline glazes. The surface is a satin matt, warm tan in the ground with an even covering of small grey/blue primaries. I will be experimenting with this type of glaze again soon. DetailsCode:...
CX4
DescriptionSecondary crystals fill the ground everywhere except on the neck. Each of the sparse primary crystals are a vivid blue with concentric growth rings. A narrow ring of burgundy separates each primary from the gorund. Unique in my output, this piece...
CZL
DescriptionThree glaze firings produced an unusual effect of supressing secondary crystals in thie piece. The ground is a pale amber with vertical striations. The primary crystals are a vivid blue with holographic structure. A second glaze firing is risky, more often...
D1G
DescriptionA minor alteration to the composition of my golden crystalline glaze has altered the colouf of the ground. The vivid primary cyrstals are get on a complex semi-opaque background with colours ranging from cream to dusky pink. DetailsCode: D1G Year:...
BE5
DescriptionBanded mid-blue primary crystals float on an opaque ground set with secondary crystals. DetailsCode: BE5 Year: 2016 Height: 210 mm Porcelain: Audry Blackman.BE5. Cock Hill Wood. Sunlight.BE5. Neck detail. BE5. Quarry near Green's Clough. Sunlight with...
CS6
DescriptionThe vivid primary crystal have subtle shaded of blue and green with burgundy and blue banded centres. The gound is opaque and set with tiny secondary crystals grading from pink on the neck to cream near the foot. This is one of my ball clay based custom...
CDA
DescriptionDusky blue primary crystals with pronounced burgundy growth rings sit on a contrasting cream ground, opaque with a fine speckling of secondary crystals.DetailsCode: CDA Year: 2021 Height: 200 mm Porcelain: Audry Blackman.CDA. Broad Ing, Towneley. Sunlight...
CVP
DescriptionBlue and purple crystalline glaze. The blue primary crystals have vivid structure displayed well in strong sunlight. The ground is semi-opaque set with tiny purple crystals.DetailsCode: CVP Year: 2024 Height: 245 mm Porcelain: RoyaleCVP. From Black Scout...
CYB
DescriptionSparkling iron aventurine and golden crystalline glazes. This variant of my aventurine glaze has a different type of interaction. There is a transition from the sparkling crystals on the neck through to the gound of the zinc silicate glaze taking in darker...
CHT
DescriptionAn example of my mid blue and purple crystalline glaze dominated by secondary crystal development. The primary crystals have strongly defined growth rings. The ground is largely mid blue, all formed from small crystals. The purple regions are sparse but...