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Paula Downing - FiredForms
Hand Built Ceramics
'Lynwood'
Stickenbridge, Perranarworthal
Truro
TR3 7QW
Cornwall
Tel: 01872 864047
Email: info@firedforms.co.uk
Website: www.firedforms.co.uk
Contact: Paula Downing
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My work varies in size from around 15cms up to about 210cms. All the pieces are hand built using mainly coiling and slab building techniques and very few tools. I do not possess a potter's wheel or any kind of machine. The clays are various, usually heavily-grogged bodies, and I use oxides and slips to enhance the surface textural qualities. Just recently I have included some lustres and photographic imaging.
 
The forms are diverse and have evolved through studying the ‘marks on the landscape’, the mine stacks, the standing stones and the rugged coastline. The surface textures are to do with the colours of the land and sea and the frequent and dramatic changes of light and weather that take place on the North Cornwall Coast. The pieces have a powerful presence which reflect the character and natural beauty of the county.
 
Price range: £25 - £600
 
The Warrior Shield The Mediaeval Warriors The Lone Warrior Lilies Photo Forms
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The Warrior Shield
The Warrior Shield
Slab construction on stainless steel base. Heavily grogged gold clay, oxide and slip. 
 
Price: £510 
Dimensions: H81cm