by Jon Williams | Jan 14, 2021 | Artist, Experiments, Interactive Art, Work in Progress
I’ve been developing more rattles and shakers, this time in the shape of bugs and bees. Each little beastie is made entirely from sections created on the potter’s wheel. The separate elements are joined together and smoothed to give the appearance of being...
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by Jon Williams | Jun 30, 2020 | Experiments, Outside
In an attempt to add further depth to my ceramic surfaces, I’ve been messing about with fire in the Pottery garden. I had dabbled with smoke firing once before in my role as an artist in residence at Evesham Nursery School. I have very fond memories of working...
by Jon Williams | Jun 23, 2020 | Artist, Exhibitions, Experiments, installation, Interactive Art, Outside, Social Engagement
https://jonwilliamspottery.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/QVUN7245.mp4 Tree Pringles! The latest incarnation of x30 or so wheel thrown disks. They made their debut at Fresh Air Sculpture Exhibition a few years back as a purely sculptural piece, stacked one on...
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by Jon Williams | Jun 15, 2020 | Experiments, Work in Progress
These poor little fellas have been thrown, slipped, cut, stretched and pulled apart on the potter’s wheel! I’m enjoying seeing how far I can push the material with the aim to capture or preserve the point of disintegration. It’s a tricky balance to...
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by Jon Williams | Jun 9, 2020 | Experiments, Outside
Something I greatly value about the making process is the emergence of an unexpected outcome. The potter’s wheel offers lots of potential for a creative ‘surprise’ and I always try to stay alert to the ‘happy accident’. The slightest...
by Jon Williams | May 10, 2020 | Experiments
Really enjoyed making these three! They were produced at a time when I was busy experimenting with process and materials, using all sorts of clay bodies and firing temperatures. I worked intuitively and quickly, blow torching freshly thrown vessels on the...
