by Jon Williams | Feb 4, 2022 | Artist, Experiments, Outside, Surface Quality, Work in Progress
My slow burning, smoke firing journey continues… One of the most satisfying outcomes has been the incidental surfaces and effects that appear when I’ve been getting creative applying a slip resist to the surface of my bisque fired ware. In an attempt to echo the...
by Jon Williams | May 16, 2021 | Experiments, Interactive Art
Sit’s nicely in the palm this one. Love the markings produced by smoke permeating the layers of clay resist.
by Jon Williams | May 11, 2021 | Garden Sculpture, Interactive Art, Outside
A family of ceramic snails rocking out across the studio floor. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jon Williams...
by Jon Williams | Apr 25, 2021 | Artist, Exhibitions, Garden Sculpture, Outside
Not sure what’s the collective term for a pot full of ceramic fish!? This shoal will be swimming at the magnificent Sculpture at Kingham Lodge exhibition. 1-9 May 2021. Set in 5 acres of beautiful grounds, over 400 sculptures are displayed as you would...
by Jon Williams | Apr 21, 2021 | Experiments, Surface Quality
A beautiful galaxy appeared in the slip bucket lid!!!
by Jon Williams | Apr 18, 2021 | Artist, Experiments, Interactive Art, Work in Progress
interactive, interactive art, leather hard, rocking pots, thrown and assembled, wip, work in...
by Jon Williams | Apr 15, 2021 | Artist, Garden Sculpture, Outside, Surface Quality
This gnarly ‘ol slab of oak has been gently decaying in the Pottery garden for the last 10 years or so. It was initially used to display several of my discovery pots – lidded, thrown cylinders containing fresh clay and a note encouraging the...
by Jon Williams | Apr 11, 2021 | Experiments, Surface Quality
These thorny sticks of charcoal are an inspiring bi-product of recent smoke firing and sagger experiments. They originated as garden waste, pruned from my father in law’s rose bush and contributed to the marks and effects on this little pot. I’m marveling at the...
by Jon Williams | Apr 7, 2021 | Experiments, Work in Progress
I think its time to retire these ol’ saggers! #kintsugi anyone? Also… not sure what the shiny black stuff is on the inside the one on the left – tar or creosote maybe? Whatever it is I like it!! ???
by Jon Williams | Apr 2, 2021 | Experiments, Garden Sculpture, Interactive Art, Outside, Surface Quality, Work in Progress
Taking time to appreciate the subtle effects of layering and wiping away slip decoration…. At the moment, these snail sculptures are at the leather hard stage (my favorite!) and still have to dry for a couple of weeks before going in the kiln. Once...
by Jon Williams | Mar 28, 2021 | Beautiful Eastnor, Outside
As we head into Spring, I thought I’d share a few photographs taken on our winter commute! We’re extremely fortunate to live and work on the idyllic Eastnor Castle Estate at the southern end of the Malvern Hills in rural Herefordshire. Our home and...
by Jon Williams | Mar 21, 2021 | Artist, Experiments, Work in Progress
Somewhere in this blackened sagger is a little burnt offering in need of wire wool & wax tlc!
