Artists

Brendan Hesmondhalgh

Martin Norman

David Cooke

Joanne Cooke

 

The snail above is a metre long, and was built up using slabs of clay. The antenae are made using steel threaded bar covered in resin (they would be too delicate in ceramic).

The owl on the right was made using a sheet of clay that had first been coated in a white slip pattern. A different coloured clay (with a very similar shrinkage) was used for eyes - it too had been patterned before beng bent into shape.

The bird forms that David creates are often sanded down after bisque firing, and an angle grinder is currently his tool of choice.