I throw or turn all shapes on the wheel and make plaster moulds from these forms.  I then ‘slip cast’ liquid, deflocculated Limoges porcelain into these moulds which provides the vessel shape and then attach separate moulded handles.

 

These pieces are bisque fired at 1050°c and decorated before application of transparent, gloss glaze and a further firing at 1300°c.​  Some pieces are then decorated with 'on glaze' colours and fired for a 3rd time. 

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The coloured porcelain pieces have been double cast in batch dyed, Limoges slip.  I mix the colours myself from a combination of stains and oxides.  The interior is left white to better off-set the colour of the contents.

 

Pieces are cast finely, resulting in a thin rim and a slight translucency when held to the light.  As well as being a delight to drink from, porcelain is extremely durable and not prone to chipping.​ 

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I use a process typically associated with mass production but endeavour to take it back to its simplest form.  For me, this is about finding the sweet spot in the manufacturing process where I have a delicacy and continuity, while retaining enough of a handmade quality to give the pieces life and personality. 

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Batches will be kept intentionally small as (except for the slip mixer) everything is done by me, by hand.  I believe that the labour intensive nature of this precess, and the resulting irregularities and imperfections, are what give these pieces their charm and tactility.  No two pieces will ever be identical.

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