work in progress | Jon Williams

Smoke fired bee

by Jon Williams | Feb 14, 2021 | Exhibitions, Experiments, Interactive Art

I recently made a selection of high fired bee and bug shakers for a gallery in London. The high temperature makes for a satisfying ‘ring’ when the rattle is shaken. As I was lowering the last beastie into the kiln, I decided on a whim to save it from the...

Saggers

by Jon Williams | Jan 21, 2021 | Experiments, Outside, Work in Progress

Whilst experimenting with smoke fired pottery on the BBQ last Spring, I found a lot of my pots developed hair-line cracks and fissures due to the thermal shock of the flames licking the ware. There was only one course of action – make myself some saggers! Those...

Milk Chocolate Bees

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...

Smoke fired pottery

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...