One of the many rewards of my time spent at Winchcombe is the aesthetic foundation that it gave me. Ray Finch distilled the ideas that Michael Cardew explored and ever since I worked with Ray I’ve been using those distilled ideas as my own. Building my wood burning kiln has inspired me to pay more attention to the pots that were the original source of their inspiration and this book has become a constant companion.
If you’ve been reading this blog you know that I’m besotted with making bottles and using sprig molds… the book is full of Bartmann or Bellermine pots and they are covered in shallow ‘sprig’ molds like the ones below.
I carved this rather primitive version, which, as I’ve said before, really has me amused lately. I could put it on just about everything I’m making these days if I wasn’t such a sensible bloke.
And here are a few minis from the last firing. The tallest is about 5″high.
If you’ve been reading this blog you know that I’m besotted with making bottles and using sprig molds… the book is full of Bartmann or Bellermine pots and they are covered in shallow ‘sprig’ molds like the ones below.
I carved this rather primitive version, which, as I’ve said before, really has me amused lately. I could put it on just about everything I’m making these days if I wasn’t such a sensible bloke.
And here are a few minis from the last firing. The tallest is about 5″high.
