Tag Archives: botz glazes

Ceramic Fat Birds

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

A newly hatched clutch of ceramic bird sculptures have emerged overnight… I call them Fat Birds. This one is app 16 cm x 12 cm This Fat Bird is a bit smaller; 13 cm x 10 cm. I am not … Continue reading →

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Ceramic bowls with glass decorations

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

Bowl with Botz brush-on glazes and melted glass tiles. I used blue, white and orange glass tiles which I cut up in little squares. Ceramic glazes contain silica to form glass as well as  metal oxides, clay and colourants.  But … Continue reading →

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Sold

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

The Lady of the Forest went this morning to a lovely couple who felt she reminded them of the jungle in Borneo. But there’s still seven more ceramic torsos to go until the sale is over. Profile of Cecile, ceramic … Continue reading →

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Ceramic sculpture with bronze finish

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

I love to play with different finishing techniques. I was taught a simple technique how to make ceramics look like bronze, copper  or pewter. You simply mix copper or bronze filler with matte varnish and paint it on bisque fired … Continue reading →

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Plate making workshops – some final results

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

We have been making ceramic plates for several weeks now in Dudley Road Studios, and here are some of the results. Jill made this plate for a friend who lives on a narrow boat in Oxford. I like the ferns … Continue reading →

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Sold

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

A group of Belgian people dropped by my studio this week to pick up some ceramic sculptures. I particularly liked this Fat Bird because of the small, star like white spots on her side, and I am actually sorry to … Continue reading →

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Ceramic Fat Birds

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

My ceramic Fat Birds are hand coiled and daubed with metal oxides before they are placed in a galvanised dustbin and set alight. The process of smoke firing is unpredictable and can throw up many variations; you may think that … Continue reading →

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Ceramic torso vase, the final result.

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

The ceramic torso vase looks pretty different  from side to side, and that is down to what happened during the smoke firing process. I used red Botz glaze for the hearts, while the body had a wash of copper, manganese … Continue reading →

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More Pomegranates

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

I have finally got some proper pictures of my pomegranates, and this is one of them. I have made eight pomegranates now for various summer shows. I’m kind of tempted to keep making them because it is so much fun, … Continue reading →

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Botz Glazes

Posted on June 6, 2010 by

Botz is a German factory that makes some lovely ceramic glazes. Over the years I have experimented using them with my smoke firing techniques, and last week Botz sent me a box full of glazes in exchange for one of my smoke … Continue reading →

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