UCA Craft Residency 2025-2026
You & I are, Earth
UCA Craft Residency 2025-2026
You & I are, Earth
March 2026
The third glaze cast from the Serpentine rock.
I was so surprised and excited by how the colours and surface texture kept changing. The form also slowly started to move away from the original Serpentine rock due to casting errors, like picking up seams or the material not fully flowing out in to all the details of the mould.
How the glaze casts were changing reminded me of the game Chinese Whispers or how data loss can occur in digital files during copy-and-paste or multi-step transfers.
Lustre fired my big rock to create a mirror.
The second big rock cracked during its final high-firing. I filled in the cracks with lustre.
April 2026
Began sketching on a third large rock.
I used red iron oxide and black iron oxide to create more depth and contrast compared to my first two rocks.
May 2026
The fourth glaze cast from the Serpentine rock.
Trying different clays, surface details and forms for my first woodfiring.
I prepared some work for a woodfiring taking place in June. I had never woodfired before, but the gas firing results were so promising I thought I should give woodfiring a go too. There is site a few hours away from where I am based. Me and a friend booked ourselves on to a weekend course.