#digyourown

Pink! This Yunomi from the collection @theleachpottery is made from two types of clay from my local area, the body is Saltburn clay and the bright pink slip is from my local woods at Kilburn right next to the White Horse. I have processed the Saltburn clay slightly less on this one leaving in stone inclusions to create planned texture but also to allow the clay to naturally pit and bloat to add an uncontrolled element to the work. Both are fired to around 1100c. There are two Earthenware Yunomi like this one in the collection and they signal the start of a new direction that I am exploring in my work. I am becoming more conscious of my impact on the environment as a potter and I am searching for ways to create work with exclusively local materials that I harvest. I am also starting to look a greener firing alternatives and lowering my firing temperatures #earthenware #earth #digyourown #homegrown #dig #local #thinklocal #localmaterials #locallysourced #sustainability #environment #localclay #wildclay #yunomi #cup #ethical #potter #terracotta #fromtheearth #northyorkshire #yorkshire #theyorkshirepotter #northernpotter #josephludkin #theleachpottery #reduce (at Rainton) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc7cWHtDP8T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Finally, the first of the OmVed ash and clay pots has emerged from the kiln. I have been working on this glaze for a good three weeks now experimenting with the quantities and kiln temp. This is a 50:50 mix fired at 1220c. I have been trying to get the glaze to give me a mixture of matte, silky and shiny areas with areas of controlled movement and fluid ash glaze dribbles. This is the result (although it’s a lot greener in real life). For those interested in the project I will be giving a talk and presentation on it and showing some pots fresh from the kiln tomorrow night on Zoom as part of the Gatherers exhibition @omvedgardens exhibition and @highgatefestival the link is in my bio but can also be found at the gatherers website gatherers.co if you are interested in purchasing any of the work from the project the pots will be available from @throwncontemporary #ashglaze #ash #clay #wildclay #digyourown #potter #londonclay #makersgonnamake #makersmovement #makersofinstagram #pottersofinstagram #omvedgardens #highgate #brockley #london #history #romans #romanpottery #affordableart #ceramics #nature #gather #vessel #vase #pot (at Brockley) https://www.instagram.com/p/CByVl0dDvK3/?igshid=7xt7crkykj3

For the first two and a half months of this year I had been experimenting to create work for the ‘Gatherers’ show due to take place @omvedgardens next week in conjunction with @throwncontemporary . I had been exploring the use of site specific clay and other materials as the basis for a body of work that responds to the physical location and it’s history. Unfortunately my fun has been cut short during lockdown and I have been unable to make anything over the last few weeks or progress the project further which has been very frustrating. However @thomas_broadhead had been visiting me during my early investigations and documenting the project through photographs, film and interviews with the intention of creating a film about the project. The show is thankfully going to go ahead albeit in a slightly different format to it’s original intention and over a longer timeframe. My contribution to the show will be the story so far told through the vehicle of Toms film about the project. As soon as this is all over I will be able to get back to work and complete the project and share the whole body of work with you, but for now and thanks to Tom I will start to share some of the process work I had been doing. #londonclay #clay #wildclay #digyourown #lockdown #stop #onpause #maker #pottery #process #craft #craftprocess #makingart #lockdownart #lockdowncraft #sitespecific #omvedgardens #throwncontemporary #film #photograph #potteryphotograph #thebrockleypotter #hardtimes (at Brockley) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_rtLUJjsbK/?igshid=cu7a3vwf8msz

Here's a video of the mini I just posted. Smoky Quartz dug by @danielrclay Dm if interested! 😊💕 #lunarlauren #perpetualfamily #tahoetribe #minipendant #createdaily #smokyquartz #digyourown #supportlocalart #madewithlove (at Lover's Leap)

Here's a nice fluorite @deearseee unearthed the other day. Pretty ain't it? www.theperpetualcollection.com #perpetualcollection #artisansunite #fluorite #unearthed #mining #minerals #crystals #crystalporn #rockhound #rockhounding #treasure #oddities #explore #advenuture #digyourown #summervibes #wouldyoujustlookatit (at South Lake Tahoe, California)

Chlorite Included Quartz with Feldspar. Found by Perpetual Collection Artisan Miner, Daniel R Clay. See more here!