Vivienne Albiston's ceramics Posts

Feb. 05, 2020

Open Sesame..

Opened the kiln on a bisque firing today Glad to see nothing blew or cracked. Now i need to glaze and fire again..

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Jan. 29, 2020

A peek in the studio.

At a very quiet time of the year, it`s also very cold in there at the moment. Let`s see your work space...

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Dec. 21, 2019

`Araminta`

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Dec. 01, 2019

Araminta...

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Nov. 04, 2019

Open Sesame!

Lifted the lid on the kiln to reveal, Harriet. Am quite pleased she looks ok. If it had stopped raining i`d have photographed her out of the kiln...

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Aug. 28, 2019

Workshop Mayhem

Been a bit busy, work area gets more and more messy. Is your work area super tidy....show and tell. Freddy likes my work area....

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Aug. 27, 2019

Birds Eye View..

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Aug. 26, 2019

Kiln opening.

Bisque fire finished, work queing up for glazing. Hermione.. Gaia. Daphne, still, head-less, foot-less and hand-less. eWe well feet just not attached yet.

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Aug. 01, 2019

Sculpting...

Trying to sculpt a figure the way I draw. Challenging, given my penchant for fore-shortening, no matter what! I like them, but I am starting to realise that I…

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July 27, 2019

New Work...

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June 15, 2019

New Work..

And he does so need a name or title, any suggestions. `Keep your hand on your ha`penny`doesn`t ring quite right, plus he`s the wrong gender for that saying.

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May 08, 2019

Day 3

Day 3…

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May 07, 2019

DAY 2.....

I have been challenged by Julie Biljardt to share my life for one week. No people, no words, just pictures in black and white. Also, I have to challenge…

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April 26, 2019

He`s Finished.

Made from red clay and yers he`s just this side of weird. Got big feet and one hand, I ran out of red so...He looks like he`s guarding the family jewels but I…

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April 05, 2019

Porcelain Headgear!

Bits of left over porcelain, now we have porcelain headgear series, titled, `All around my hat` What size they`ll end up, I`m not sure, I`ll lose 20 percent in…

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March 01, 2019

Still Warm.

From the kiln, nothing blew up and he`s all in one piece. Stoneware, handbuilt with a honey glaze which breaks to off white. Title, hmm, he`s a bit hobbit like,…

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Feb. 21, 2019

Prop Heaven!

One old post office sorting cubby sorted, another to do. No more bending down and furtling through a box to find the right sized props for the kiln.Easy Peasy.…

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Feb. 20, 2019

Before and after.

Went to a local auction, bought two old post office sorting shelving....Just right for storing props for the kiln....and cheap. Quite, quite dirty and in need…

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Feb. 15, 2019

woops.

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Feb. 02, 2019

I glazed `em..

Well three of `em, really. Did a few test glazes but I think this is the one I like the best. It breaks nicely on the sloping bits, slightly shiny, hmm.

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