Slip Trailing (not by me, but by some experts!)

Masterclass with Doug Fitch & Hannah McAndrew

https://vimeo.com/154575541 

Hannah McAndrew

 

This video is available through both their blog sites...as well as published in Ceramic Review.

I've enjoyed reading their blogs, when they have time to write.  It's pretty sporatic considering all they've been through personally in the last year...getting married, now expecting a child, moving.

So if you want to know more about these very personable people who follow a technique which is historical, check out their blogs HERE (A Devonshire Pottery) and Here (HannahMcAndrew).

 

The Elements - Water

Flowing water.

Standing water.

Infiltrating, sinking water.

Soaking water.

Floating on water.

Drinking water.

Living water.

Needing water.

Drying water.

Singing water.

Flooding water.

Moist, drippy, surging, pulling, waves, rivulets, dammed, channeled, connected, frozen, boiled, steam, cascades,

In the west of directions, when a circle of the elements is cast during rituals...  Connected to intuition and dreams.

With clay turning into slip, a blend between pure liquid and solid.  


Making glazes pour, spray, drip and brush onto the pot...then drying.  

Evaporating is a miracle.  Water that was there a minute ago has vanished.   Yep, there's another alchemy happening right before my eyes.

Diamond Jubilee for Elizabeth II

Doug Fitch is a master of "slipware"  at http://slipware.blogspot.com/ 

so here's one of the best of his jugs...(in Diamond Jubilee pot, someone else did the carving, and I am unable to locate his name.  Doug has switched to posting just videos lately)

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