{"id":542,"date":"2018-11-27T09:17:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T09:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robhaywarddesigns.com\/index.php\/services\/"},"modified":"2021-06-06T15:47:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T15:47:34","slug":"designs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/robhaywarddesigns.com\/index.php\/designs\/","title":{"rendered":"My Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I paint with acrylics as well as oil paints. Most of my paintings are abstract works and have a geometric bias. Recently I have been experimenting with making my own paints from raw pigments. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I have been making pottery for approximately 20 years but not continuously over that time. Recently I started to rent out a ceramic studio space at the local Maze studios in Bristol. I make Earthenware (firing temperature range 1000-1100 degrees C) and Stoneware (firing temperature range 1220-1280 degrees C). The inspiration for my pots can be nature such the pod shaped pieces I make or can be very abstracted as in the straight lines that can be seen in much of my slab pottery. I would say that my pottery is sculptural in character, having little or no functional use whatsoever. I have a particular process that I use for slab pottery. I will start with rough drawings and if I like the look of a particular drawing, I will then produce a full-scale design. I roll out the clay and cut out my slabs using the templates from the full-scale drawing. I then assemble the piece, which might be made up of as many as 25 to 30 individual slabs. I use a heavily grogged (ground down fired ceramic powder) black clay which has a wide firing range and so may be fired either to earthenware or stoneware temperatures. Since the black clay has a strong metal content this tends to dominate over most coloured surface designs that utilize either underglazes of even normal glazes. As such before any surface design is added I will paint the piece in a light, usually white, slip (liquid clay with colorants added) before I start the surface design. Most of my work will end up being glazed and for this stage I utilize a spray application gun and spray booth with extraction unit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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