5 in 3D Exhibition At Greyfriars Art Space

 Busy setting up the exhibition along with colleagues.

"Wing Section" Raku Fired Ceramic, Metal Powders, on display in main window - loads of light which these pieces need as to high light the patina.

 The street view, just needs the tidy up now.

 "Depth Charge 4" Stone Ware and Oxides.

 "Vertebrae 14" Ceramic, Muds, Metyal Powders, Salt.

 "Fuselage - F250" Raku Fired Ceramic, Iron, Salts.

 I cant remember what I titled this piece!!! Raku Fired, Oxides, Sulphates, Bone Ash.

 Paul Ebbens at work on his WW1 collection. Ceramic and Timber.

 Peter Swanns South Africa collection. Assemblage, Sculpture and Photography.

 Ann Roberts Nautical Collection. Ceramic and Drawings.

 Tom Thompsons mixture of industrial figurative and experimental photography collection.  Ceramic and Liquid Light.

Greyfriars art space is packed to bursting with some very exciting and beautiful work.

Raku and Pit Firing Fuselage Sections

 Fired the first prototypes in my wood burner in the lounge. Must have reached a good 850 c with the doors just open.

 Addition of rusting compound compliments the half matured glazes.

 Final addition of oxides & sulfates.

 New fiber raku kiln set up at home.

 First wing sections to emerge from the devastation.

 Wing detail showing the hardened clay rivets stuffed throught the soft clay sheets and extruded girders.

The triptych emerges.

New Works An Industrial Triptych

Raku clay slab rolled and extruded beams, riveted and detailed.

 Nice welded joints on the flanges.

 A kind of triptych I guess, but industrial.

All this needs many more treatments and firings until its ready for the exhibition.

Tin Can Craft Stall at Bus Stop Over 2009

 Set the stall up next to the van, so had plenty of fresh coffee, cold beer and a nice warm bed when needed.

My bro and eldest son oversee the stall.

This was my first ever craft stall I had ever organised. Thanks to the encouragement of my friend, we ran up to Loughborough for Bus Stop Over. Loads of interest & viewers a bit like an outdoor gallery, but not so many sales. Profits were instantly turned into VW parts!!!

Cast White Stoneware Ratlook VW Beetle

Slip cast white stoneware ceramic beetles, sprayed over with manganese and iron oxide to create that rat look.

Piled up roof rack, slammed suspension and narrowed beam!!!

Volkswagen Tiles

 I developed a whole range of stoneware slabs utilising a graffiti stencil type approach.

 Wonderful combination of tight and loose graphics, and so reusable a technique but without total duplication. Glazes often fuse creating new results.

 A Raku fired example.

 Glass inlaid iron crosses.

 Hub cap reflection.

 Electric blue and rust.

 More VW bus signs.