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The idea of a pottery started in 1995 as a means of satisfying my
desire to use the practical skills learned as an Engineering Craftsman
and ceramicist. The practical skills were not required in my daytime
roll as Production and then Technical Manager of a clay building
products producer.
As
all hobbies do it quickly became an obsession and many hours
were spent fitting out the pottery and making the equipment that would
become the pottery studio. Not satisfied with sitting on the sidelines
and becoming a pottery widow my wife Janet became involved and soon
learnt the skills needed to make quality ceramics.
All the components detailed
here are made in my garden pottery studio using clays similar to those
used in the heavy clay industry. The pieces are fired in a home made
manually controlled kiln relying on skilled observation and judgment to
ensure a correct firing. Great effort is taken to maintain accurate
dimensions and colour, however variations do occur due to differences
in the batches of clay and firing conditions.
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All
Content © 2008 Robert Burke, unless otherwise stated.
Please
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