Helen Scribbans
“Raku fired fish dish”
Price £40
23 cm long x 15 cm wide x 3 cm high
Weight: 260g
This is a slab built, textured piece with small added feet. It is glazed and fired using the Raku technique. To create the surface design, areas have been masked off to resist the glaze, those unglazed areas absorb carbon in the firing and turn black. The underside is not glazed.
Decorative only – not food safe.
“Raku fired cat figure”
Price £60
10 cm high x 10 cm wide
Weight: 440g
This is a hand modelled cat figure, made by combining a pinch pot, a slab base and ears and a coiled tail & whiskers. It is glazed and fired using the Raku technique. To create the surface design, areas have been masked off to resist the glaze, those unglazed areas absorb carbon in the firing and turn black. The underside is not glazed.
Decorative only – not food safe.
“Lidded pot”
Price £55
14 cm high x 11 cm wide
Weight: 380g
This is a slab built pot with a lid, with added modelled feet, handle and lugs on the side. It is glazed and fired using the Raku technique. To create the surface design, areas have been masked off to resist the glaze, those unglazed areas absorb carbon in the firing and turn black. The underside is not glazed.
Decorative only – not food safe.
“Leaf dish”
Price £32
20 cm long x 13 cm wide
Weight: 190g
This is a slab built dish with added ridged texture. It is glazed and fired using the Raku technique. To create the surface design, areas have been masked off to resist the glaze, those unglazed areas absorb carbon in the firing and turn black. The underside is not glazed.
Decorative only – not food safe.
“Fish head figure”
Price £75
21 cm high x 14 cm wide x 6 cm deep
Weight: 500g
This figure is constructed using a combination of pinch pots, coils and modelling. It is glazed and fired using the Raku technique. To create the surface design, areas have been masked off to resist the glaze, those unglazed areas absorb carbon in the firing and turn black. Underside is not glazed.
Decorative only – not food safe.
I have had a passion for clay since first doing pottery at school, then later at college. In 1996, after a few career changes, I was delighted to set up my own ceramics studio.
I enjoy making hand-built vessels, bowls and dishes and sculptural pieces such as masks & figures, using a white stoneware clay. Inspiration for my work comes mostly from natural forms such as plants, flowers and birds and also from a love of life drawing.
I specialise in Raku firing, which is a traditional Japanese technique: glaze is applied to the pot and fired outdoors in a gas kiln. When the glaze is molten, the pot is removed from the kiln and the cold air hits the glaze causing it to crackle. The piece is placed in a bin with sawdust or newspaper which makes the areas with no glaze go black and also causes colour changes in the glaze.
Raku firing is unpredictable and difficult to control which adds to the excitement of the process. Each piece is unique as the results of the firing are not known until the piece is removed from the ashes.
More recently, I have been experimenting with black stoneware clay and decorating with slip, to produce more functional pieces.
My work can be found in exhibitions and galleries along the south coast and has also featured in ClayCraft magazine.
I am a member of the Southern Ceramic Group and an Associate member of the Craft Potters Association
I am an adult Education Tutor and have been teaching pottery along with other arts & crafts for over 15 years.
Address: 64 Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham Hants. PO16 9PX
Contact Telephone Number: 07854 630 930
Payment Methods Accepted: BACS Transfer (Preferred) or Cheque.
Website: helenscribbans.co.uk
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Phone or text me on: 07854 630 930
Email: helenscribbans@icloud.com
Delivery: Packing and Posting offered at a reasonable cost. Alternatively work can be collected from my studio.
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