Sundragon Pottery

Such a great workshop! Thx so much to Matt Katz and all the lovely people who attended this!

A hush takes over Sundragon Pottery as they start doing the math on the mega colorants lab...

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🌟⭐️🌟GLAZE KILN OPENING🌟⭐️🌟
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It’s always really exciting when it’s time to open the glaze kiln.
It’s a fight between anticipation, excitement and patience, and to be fair, patience always seems to win.
We wait patiently until it drops under 100°C, then lift the lid to look in!
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It’s constantly a relief that shelves have not collapsed, and there’s no immediate signs of any disasters, and that the cones are doing what we hoped for!
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Check out our stories for picture of the haul, and a few close ups, too!
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If you would like to join our classes, or just check out our website, there’s a link in our bio!

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Done incredible glaze combinations going through our kilns at the moment!
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Thank you Nessa, , for looking after and hosting the scout groups that have come to the studio to work with clay and achieve their “creative hands” badge.

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And these are the boy’s bowls finished. Aren’t they lovely?

One of the best things about our shared space community pottery studio is the sheer variety of work that we get to witness through the kilns!

We are always truly astonished by the constant unique art works that are produced!

You guys have boundless imagination and the ability to constantly bring joy!
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Every new glaze batch gets a test-tile, in case we made a mistake in the glaze preparation!

Some of the beauties out of our last glaze firing!
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charming series of bell people, each one a delight! Her mug and his book! they are so enchanting!
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*pottery_design made some beautiful houses.
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, always trying new techniques … the spiral glaze on the cylinder is just incredible!
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Olympia’s modelled face vessels, and .ceramics’s cups, and the loveliest bowl, in our house Peacock glaze, adapted from a glaze found on , where there’s a whole community of aspiring glaze chemists, who share their glaze recipes, for us all to experiment with!
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We aim to provide the best equipment and resources, so that we can share and enjoy together

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Happy New Year, Tiger!

Sometimes, you just need some flowers!
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Glaze kiln openings are nearly always very exciting events! Especially in a community kiln. There’s always a plethora of eclectic work!


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In Production!
Picture 1. Test “square tubes”, just made, from our very ancient extruder. Picture 2. tidied, embellished, drying and waiting to be bisque fired. This is a Work in Progress!
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Our plan is to test every one of our glazes, over each other. In picture 2 .ceramics has used Sundragon White over Sundragon Shiny Black. They melt together beautifully, and it often looks like However, the third picture shows what happens when Sundragon Shiny Black goes OVER Sundragon White. Honestly, it’s a nightmare, the Sundragon Shiny Black spits off the pot, it doesn’t just fall off, it launches itself off the pot., it lands on adjacent pots, it travels so far! it takes kiln shelves out of commission, despite the use of shelf saving “cookies”.
I haven’t yet put this anomaly to my glaze gurus, Matt and Rose Katz, , and not sure when i will, but now we are on their subscription, it won’t be too long, and i’ll be able to tell you all why this happens!

We are, indeed, privileged!
thank you to , .a.wilson , , and The Embassy of Japan!

it’s all about mud … and finding the freedom to express yourself!

more great words being spoken and written, with gorgeous photos shared, from this fantastic exhibition at The Embassy of Japan!

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I am so grateful to be featured in the exhibition "Ash, Ember, Flame: a Japanese kiln in Oxford" at the Embassy of Japan. On display are ceramic pieces fired in traditional Japanese anagama kiln in October and November 2021 by , led by .a.wilson .

About 180 works are displayed and they all tell dramatic stories of flame and ash. I was excited to find an iconic work by (featured on the exhibition posters), majestic work, 's work and so many other big-name potters' creations.

It was such an emotionally moving, artistically striking exhibition and at the same time it was also very informative and educational.

Special thanks to , who is a potter and the curator of this fantastic show. I can tell you haven't slept for the last 2-3 months!! Such wonderful work!!

To visit, book your slot from the embassy website.
www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp

The latest offerings from the glaze kiln. These items are made both by students and members at Sundragon Community Pottery. There are some absolute gems. What would you make?
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made this beautiful bottle form. Our kilns touching cone 10, giving a beautiful finish to this rich blue glaze, complemented by the form and surface decoration that just shriek’s “Fiona made that!”. Her style is so unique, and we are lucky to have her as a member at Sundragon Community Pottery. Fiona teaches and sells her work over ! Always worth a visit!

Thurs, Sat and Sunday

At with in Kings Heath. ❤️

💥THIS THURDAY AT THE KINGSWAY💥

Get into the Christmassy SPIRIT here at the Kingsway! with mulled wine, boozy hot chocolate, baked 'taters and a whole bunch of Birmingham creative independents bringing totally unique gifts for you to buy your friends and fam!

Open 5pm 'til 10pm, Every Thursday 'til Christmas! 🎄

With most of our courses that start next week, now sold out … we now have one or two spots left on the following sessions!pottery_design , Katie’s Monday and Wednesday morning, and Monday afternoon. This class, like our others, is suitable for complete beginners as well those honing their skills! Katie teaches Wheelwork and handbuilding.
Ian’s, , classes are only for people who want to do throwing on the wheel, and are suitable for complete beginners, too! Like Katie, Kate Wade’s, , classes are about handbuilding as well as wheel work! Austin’s , Thursday night class is for experienced throwers who want to improve their techniques. We’ve been trying to persuade John Chamberlain to start an account. Start your weekend with a lively pottery class on Friday evenings, with John Chamberlain, and finally theee’s a couple of places left on Clelia’s, Saturday Morning class.

Please check out their insta accounts, and come along and start your clay journey with us, at Sundragon Community Pottery!

A few weeks ago I took a call from .a.wilson , who runs in asking if would be interested in taking part in a 55 hour firing of their kiln! My heart soared when and dropped me off on site. i’d seen pictures of these kilns in books, and was/am ridiculously excited to be here. We’ve chopped wood, shared food, stacked kindling, made wads for the pots to sit on, and under the expert guidance of .a.wilson , , and many others we’ve loaded the back of the kiln. Always mindful of the path the fire will take through the kiln and across the pots. To say we are blessed to be here is such an understatement! I’m so filled with gratitude!

It’s the last weekend of Birmingham Open Studios tomorrow and Sunday, 25th and 26th, September.

Come visit us and our friends in The Old Print Works, 11-5pm, both days!

Second day of Birmingham Open Studios , Sundragon Pottery, The Old Print Works 11-5pm. Lots of beautiful pottery by the members of Sundragon and amazing textiles and floral art upstairs too.