Peacock Coal Pot
Dimensions: H: 8.5cms D: 11cms
Clay: Black clay, earthenware
Technique: Hand thrown, Kurinuki
Glaze: Black, multi-coloured lustres
Sculptural / Not Functional
This small hand thrown Peacock Coal Pot was inspired by the '“peacock seam’ that runs through Saundersfoot and across the bay. It has a textured surface achieved by using the Japanese technique of Kurinuki and embedding earthenware clay into the black clay bowl. The piece has been finished using multiple tones of black and coloured lustres to accentuate the texture and reflective quality of peacock coal.
Around Pembrokeshire you will find collieries in various states of dilapidation and preservation. These sites once produced some of the finest coal on the British Isles - it is reputed that Queen Victoria insisted that the coal for all royal residences came from Saundersfoot. Transported by small trains to Saundersfoot Harbour through the coastal tunnels and down ‘Railway Street’ (now called The Strand) past what was once a Chemist Shop, and now my gallery.
“A Study of Coal” is a body of work created in my studio that bears its roots in the industrial past of Pembrokeshire. Like all my work the theme is adapted to create abstract impressions resulting in striking sculptural pieces made from black clay. The full body of work includes Colliery Pots, Coal Pots, Peacock Coal Pots and Bell Pit Bowls.
The piece is initialled on the base.
This piece is NOT FUNCTIONAL.
Dimensions: H: 8.5cms D: 11cms
Clay: Black clay, earthenware
Technique: Hand thrown, Kurinuki
Glaze: Black, multi-coloured lustres
Sculptural / Not Functional
This small hand thrown Peacock Coal Pot was inspired by the '“peacock seam’ that runs through Saundersfoot and across the bay. It has a textured surface achieved by using the Japanese technique of Kurinuki and embedding earthenware clay into the black clay bowl. The piece has been finished using multiple tones of black and coloured lustres to accentuate the texture and reflective quality of peacock coal.
Around Pembrokeshire you will find collieries in various states of dilapidation and preservation. These sites once produced some of the finest coal on the British Isles - it is reputed that Queen Victoria insisted that the coal for all royal residences came from Saundersfoot. Transported by small trains to Saundersfoot Harbour through the coastal tunnels and down ‘Railway Street’ (now called The Strand) past what was once a Chemist Shop, and now my gallery.
“A Study of Coal” is a body of work created in my studio that bears its roots in the industrial past of Pembrokeshire. Like all my work the theme is adapted to create abstract impressions resulting in striking sculptural pieces made from black clay. The full body of work includes Colliery Pots, Coal Pots, Peacock Coal Pots and Bell Pit Bowls.
The piece is initialled on the base.
This piece is NOT FUNCTIONAL.
Dimensions: H: 8.5cms D: 11cms
Clay: Black clay, earthenware
Technique: Hand thrown, Kurinuki
Glaze: Black, multi-coloured lustres
Sculptural / Not Functional
This small hand thrown Peacock Coal Pot was inspired by the '“peacock seam’ that runs through Saundersfoot and across the bay. It has a textured surface achieved by using the Japanese technique of Kurinuki and embedding earthenware clay into the black clay bowl. The piece has been finished using multiple tones of black and coloured lustres to accentuate the texture and reflective quality of peacock coal.
Around Pembrokeshire you will find collieries in various states of dilapidation and preservation. These sites once produced some of the finest coal on the British Isles - it is reputed that Queen Victoria insisted that the coal for all royal residences came from Saundersfoot. Transported by small trains to Saundersfoot Harbour through the coastal tunnels and down ‘Railway Street’ (now called The Strand) past what was once a Chemist Shop, and now my gallery.
“A Study of Coal” is a body of work created in my studio that bears its roots in the industrial past of Pembrokeshire. Like all my work the theme is adapted to create abstract impressions resulting in striking sculptural pieces made from black clay. The full body of work includes Colliery Pots, Coal Pots, Peacock Coal Pots and Bell Pit Bowls.
The piece is initialled on the base.
This piece is NOT FUNCTIONAL.
