Simon Guy

Instagram: @simonjohnguy

A ceramicist, I naturally produce ceramic pots, each individual and yet rendered in batches, before I move on, drawn to experiment and explore another technique, glaze or firing.  At present I am engaged with a highly decorative range, smoke fired and finished by firing in a bin or pit.  Within this firing stage I combine a diversity of ingredients from seaweed, iron, copper, salt or sawdust, which depending on what I select, and quantity used, results in a mark making or direct impact with a glorious rich finish.

In addition, I produce some raku pieces in the style of the eminent Hans Coper; to bowls made from locally dug, unprocessed, 'wild' clay.  These are fired to standard earthenware temperatures with a transparent glaze inside to make them more practical and safer for domestic use.

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