Behind The Scenes
* Firstly I Choose the type of clay I want to use for a carved item.
* Next I cut out and hand mould the clay into a unique form.
* Some of my pieces are carved into a white slip which is applied after letting the clay dry to leather hard. When at the perfect dryness to carve , I let my imagination go and design the image.
*It then takes approximately 1 week for each item to dry (depending on the weather)
*The first firing is to dry out the clay completely ready for the glaze to be applied. This takes approx 10 hours at around 1000 °c.
* Glaze is applied at this stage and once dry it is returned to the kiln
* The second and final firing takes another approx 12 hours at 1220 °c upwards
* Once all of these steps are completed I open the kiln and hold your breath.!!!!