Tag Archives: ceramics

New ceramic bowls

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

This ceramic bowl is about 15” x 4” This is what it looks like inside. So difficult to photograph bowls, I find. The bowl is press moulded and I have made a couple of bowls using the same plaster mould. … Continue reading →

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Torso commission

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

From the plaster cast torso of the client… To the glazed ceramic torso. It is deliberately under glazed because I want to smoke fire it. …and into the dustbin it goes …along with some sawdust and wood shavings; this is … Continue reading →

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Body cast commissions

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

It is a great privilege to be asked to create a ceramic torso for a client. I start off by taking a body cast which I then turn into a plaster mold. I can then start to create a torso … Continue reading →

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Clay. Glass. Bowls. Lakes.

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Meanwhile, back at camp, my experiments with fusing glass and clay continues. This was the start of the project; black clay and blue mosaic glass tiles Which I fired at 1020 C  with a 30 minute soak the glass didn’t … Continue reading →

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The Abduction sculpture

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

I used this image in my post yesterday about how to make your own (potter’s!) hand cream, and someone asked me to explain what the sculpture is all about; is the lady in pain or in ecstasy? Well, I would … Continue reading →

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Joni wrote this song for me…

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

Well, perhaps she wrote it for you, too? If l had my way I’d just walk through those doors And wander Down the Champs Elysees Going cafe to cabaret Thinking how I’ll feel when I find That very good friend … Continue reading →

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Sold

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

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I need an apprentice like this!

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

http://youtu.be/A3P53Psan7U Do raccoons do ceramics, too? I’d welcome a lovely Raccoon helper! http://www.annakeiller.com

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Cat and pot

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

Skittle, the Cat of Great Delight, having a little zzz in my fern bowl… And this is the bowl, sans cat. Cat sans bowl. http://www.annakeiller.com

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Summertime bee blues…

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

So I was a happy bee-keeper for about 3 weeks! It seemed such a good idea; you allow  a beekeeper to keep his hive in your garden in exchange for some honey. But…yesterday the colony took wing and scarpered… And … Continue reading →

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