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The film about our favorite slipware potter from Devon, Doug Fitch, shows this Wednesday at the Real to Reel Film Festival in Kings Mountain NC. Hollyford Harvest is an intimate portrait of Doug’s life and work in rural Devon. The film was made by Alex McErlain. Show time is 7pm.
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Tags: alex mcerlain, devon, doug fitch, film, Hollyford Harvest, pottery, real to reel, slipware
After all that work on those two molds yesterday I decided I didn’t really want a rectangular shape after all. And I didn’t want those hard corners either. So I moved on to plan C.
I think I will like these bigger ovals with the soft curves better than I would have the rectangles. We’ll see. It will probably be Sunday at the earliest before I get to show a finished dish. Check back. Thanks.
Tags: dish, drawing oval, oval, oval dish, slipware
Tags: clothes line, earthenware, pottery, ron philbeck, slipware, terracotta
I had a chance last night to catch up with Doug Fitch. We had a good chat. He’s been super busy getting ready for a show and exhibition.
Doug and Geoff Fuller have an exhibition together at Earth Marque next month. I knew about Fuller but hadn’t seen but a few of his pots. I was happy to find he now has a website.
Inspired, I made a few pots today similar to Fullers. Below are images of some tankards and funny little pouring pots. (Hand built spouts)
That little hood is necessary so that the liquid doesn’t flow over the top when pouring.
I’ll get a thin layer of white slip on these tomorrow and then who knows what.
Tags: doug fitch, geoff fuller, pottery, slipware, tankard
A quick video of some pots that have been hanging out in the studio waiting to be drawn on.
I mentioned Toft slipware in the video. Here is one of Thomas Toft’s famous slipware dishes. Notice the trailed hatching on the rim.
I also mentioned Medieval Italian majolica. Below is a bowl with cross hatching. I really love these. This pot came from Orvieto and was made in the late 14th century.
I really must get some pots made tomorrow. Until then…
Tags: cross hatch, majolica, Orvieto, slipware, Thomas Toft
Paul Young is an amazing slipware potter. Visit his new website by clicking HERE.
“Dovecot” by Paul Young
I had the pleasure of meeting Paul in person last September in England and got to view his pots firsthand.
Tags: Art in Clay, Hatfield House, paul young, slipware
I decided to do more wipes on the plates I had to slip today. This first one got decorated with finger wipes.
I then got to thinking about seeing Matt Grimmitt’s pots on his latest post. I spied the comb he made from a flexible rib there at the bottom of the picture.
So I made one of my own and did a bit of practicing on a bat before carrying on to
this board of plates.
These will probably all get amber glaze. I’m excited about seeing them fired.
Tags: combing, English slipware, matt grimmitt, slip, slipware, wipes
(Mary Wondrausch Plate. 9″ dia)
This is the little plate we bought from Mary Wondrausch at Art in Clay. I really love the thickness of her slip trailing lines and the unconnectedness of those lines in the drawing of the rooster.
Tags: Art in Clay, Mary Wondrausch, slip trailing, slipware
