Sundragon Pottery

Latest coffin offerings

Come try the new wheel throwers!! Bex and Steve took a reccy and collected frm Doncaster today. It’s smooth!

Just out of the ‘coffin’ !!!

All ceramic materials are mined - some are rarer than others. Up to 80% of materials in a phone can be recycled, rare earth elements can be used in a ceramic glaze for beautiful colours and effects. Researchers at University of Plymouth have produced this infographic to show the level of mining required for elements in mobile phones.
Don't try putting your phone in a blender at home - consider sending it to a charity or recycling company. Maybe one day some of it will make... it's way into a ceramic glaze. See previous post for examples of rare earth elements in ceramic glazes.
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Rare earth elements in ceramic glazes can produce some beautiful pastel colours.

Join our tutor Will on his next 'Mindful Wheelwork' course which starts in June. This is a 4 week course that takes place on Saturday mornings. You can book a place now on our website. #potteryclasses #ceramic #potterystudio #igersbirmingham #sundragonpottery https://ift.tt/2WxlVAn

One of our members turning a pot. We have some new courses listed on the website for next term. Spaces are filling up quickly. Link in bio. #potteryclasses #sundragonpottery #ceramicstudio #ceramics #ceramicclass https://ift.tt/2TGg2ie

Join us at the NEC, 11th & 12th May #Repost @makerscentral (@get_repost) ・・・ Join us on 11th & 12th May @necbirmingham for a fun filled weekend for all the family! ~ @sundragonpottery will be exhibiting on stands F4 & G1 whilst conducting pottery demonstrations for you, our visitors. They offer a variety of membership options and courses for experienced and aspiring potters of all ages and abilities, as well as one-on-one tutoring and pottery parties! #MC2019 #maker #pottery #ceramic #joinus #event https://ift.tt/2U30SZO

It's that time of year again! The coffin kiln needed a new element fitting, the medium sized kiln needs a whole new refurbishment - should be back in the studio next week. It's probably the most frustrating (and expensive) time when kilns need fixing, but worth the wait when we're back to full firing capacity (though we don't fire the kilns at the same time). When one kiln has finished firing and is cooling down, the next one can be switched on. We're planning on holding some... reduction firings in our big gas kiln down at Bowyer Street in the next few months (for members only) - keep an eye out for announcements in the studio. Gas firings require a little more expertise (watching the kiln, adjusting the gas). We will have a dedicated porcelain kiln: iron contamination is a porcelain potters nightmare - hoping to test out some crystalline glazes too. #sundragonpottery #potterystudio #potterykiln https://ift.tt/2HA61lj
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Glaze details, pot by @igwynne. One of our in-house glazes, with a tiny addition. #glazechemistry #ceramicglazes #sundragonpottery #potterystudio https://ift.tt/2TPM1Rt

Freshly glazed pots

Where glaze dreams are made aka the glaze room, a little apothecary of powdered materials. Always wear a mask and always make a test amount first! As we fire to cone 8 at Sundragon, recipes need tweaking. We've slowly been moving to a different stoneware clay body (Oxidizing St Thomas) so some of the glazes are behaving a little different than usual. Here we're measuring out some test batches of a recipe that was in Ceramic Review, originally formulated for cone 6. If it's fi...red at cone 8 it's going to be runny, so the other two batches have added silica (to raise the melting temperature), the other has more materials which we're predicting will also look slightly different. There is a science to glazes that is fascinating and predictable. #potterystudio #pottery #ceramicglazes #ceramicstudio #sundragonpottery #chemistryisfun #glazechemistry https://ift.tt/2SVlRYR
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Always like to spot a new creature waiting to be fired. Made by our studio member, Kam. #sundragonpottery #potterystudio #ceramicstudio #ceramics #dragon #dinosaur #makersgonnamake https://ift.tt/2H99arX

To make space for new pots, we need to move out the oldies. We are a small studio and space is precious. Please take your work home - we're heading for a Spring clean! #potterystudio #sundragonpottery #ceramicsstudio https://ift.tt/2XKudpY

Our Monday and Wednesday afternoon pottery classes are now available to book online. Come down to Sundragon Community Pottery and learn to make vessels on the potters’ wheel. Science has proven that becoming absorbed in activities that use your hands and mind at the same time, to be mindfully creative, aids health and well being, immeasurably. Best be quick, they sell out like hot cakes!! #mindfulness #wellbeing #handmade #handmadeinbirmingham #potteryclasses #potteryclassesinbirmingham #handcrafted #craftscouncil #craftscounciluk #studiopottery #ceramics #studioceramics #potterycourses #getcreative #makerspacemovement #local #shoplocal #buylocal @potclays https://ift.tt/2VEzgX2

Our Monday and Wednesday afternoon pottery classes are now available to book online. Come down to Sundragon Community Pottery and learn to make vessels on the potters’ wheel. Science has proven that becoming absorbed in activities that uses your hands and mind at the same time, to be mindfully creative, aids health and well being, immeasurably. Best be quick, they sell out like hot cakes!!
#mindfulness #wellbeing #handmade #handmadeinbirmingham #potteryclasses #potteryclassesinbirmingham #handcrafted #craftscouncil #craftscounciluk #studiopottery #ceramics #studioceramics #potterycourses #getcreative #makerspacemovement #local #shoplocal #buylocal @potclays