A set of 12 hand thrown yunomis, all stoneware, transparent glaze, slip & underglaze decoration
sizes approx - 8cm (diameter) x 11cm (height)

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ABOUT THE POTTER
Shaun wants to make pottery that people take pleasure in using, which isn't too serious and makes them smile. Creating ceramics in a sensitive and sustainable manner is important to him. While a little unsure of the direction his work will eventually take, Shaun is interested in exploring low/mid-fired ceramics. He is currently looking at English slipware and early Islamic lustreware, and is keen on the idea of pottery as a ground for painterly decoration.
@shaunmcgurdy

ABOUT THE YUNOMIS
I wanted to use this project to explore the idea of making something that is both functional and sculptural. I'm currently in the process of finding clay, slips and glazes which work together and have used each cup to experiment with colour and decoration. My aim was to create something joyful - like a painting you can drink out of.
- Shaun McGurdy, 2021

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ABOUT CLAY COLLEGE
Clay College Stoke opened its doors in Sept 2017, with a mission to teach practical pottery skills and design to an international standard and to create highly-skilled, self-sufficient and diverse makers.

The mission of Clay College is:

➢ To teach practical pottery techniques to an international standard
➢ To develop highly-skilled, self-sufficient and diverse makers
➢ To augment and protect the renowned status of British studio ceramics

Clay College Stoke offers a skills-based, full-time ceramics course taught by potters who make a living through ceramics, something unique in the UK. The Clay College Diploma offers 14 full-time students the opportunity to study intensively for 2 years and to learn from the best of national and international potters.

The emphasis is on core skills and the use of materials. Students are taught all aspects of design, throwing, glazing, kiln building and firing, alongside traditional hand building and decoration techniques, augmented by modules focusing on business, selling, publicity and marketing. The Diploma offers students the opportunity to become self-sufficient makers.

Alongside the course, we run evening classes, masterclasses, and lectures for the public, giving everyone the opportunity to learn from world-renowned master potters that come to the college to teach.

Attached to the college is the Clay College Gallery. Our exhibitions run alongside the Full Time student's current project. This means that the students get to see a huge range of work by renowned potters in the flesh, and any sales help to support the charity that is Clay College.

https://www.claycollegestoke.co.uk/
@claycollege

Clay College Stoke
Located at Middleport Potteries
Port Street
ST6 3PE Burslem
Stoke-on-Trent


All yunomis are on display, and for sale, as part of Clay College's participation in the exhibition USE AND ORNAMENT at AirSpace Gallery from 11 September to 17 October, 2021. USE AND ORNAMENT is a partner exhibition for the British Ceramics Biennial, 2021.

£27.00