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Approx. 6" diameter. £26. |
Jacqueline Oglesby trained as a potter at Camberwell School of Art then set up a workshop in Newcastle upon Tyne with the help of a grant from the Crafts Council. While making decorated tableware, which was sold and exhibited all over the country, she also taught part-time at three northern art colleges. After a ten-year break while living in Spain, she has recently returned to pottery, and is now making thrown terracotta vessels. |
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Several layers of terra sigillata (very fine clay particles suspended in water) are painted onto the raw pots. The surface is then burnished and the design incised.After a biscuit firing, copper oxide is sponged into the lines and the pots are refired. Some areas are then masked with clay and the pots are fired for a third time in saggars filled with oak sawdust. This strengthens the clay, produces a richer colour and darkens the unmasked areas, although the effects are unpredictable and the process may have to be repeated several times. The finished pieces are polished with a mixture of liquid beeswax and turpentine. The surfaces of the pots are not waterproof and should be wiped clean only with a damp cloth. |
Approx. 6" diameter. £58. |
