Studio Lorenson
First Year
During first year I explored as many clay processes as possible, over the course of multiple themed projects.
My desk at the end of first year, with all of my finished pieces and samples
St Fagans Project
The first project of the year was based on a trip to St Fagans museum in Cardiff. I decided to take my work in the direction of making decorative domestic wares, with inspiration from historical cross stitch samples i saw in the museum.
I experimented with slip, sgraffito, and underglaze. I recycled a lot of things that I made because i produced a lot of samples and test pieces too.
Trying new techniques
We had a huge range of workshops, from slip casting to raku - most of these were completely new to me so adding these skills was really useful to my development!
 slip cast experiments, joined together to make sculptures |  first time trying raku! (resist technique) |
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 raku with metallic copper glaze |  coloured slip test tiles |
 raku with mixed glazes |  wild clay line blend tests |
Pottery and Poetry
This project involved making a teapot based on a poem. I chose to make a more sculptural piece, which was very large! Below you can see some of my sketch ideas - the poem I chose was about a mother cat who is defending her kittens from a fox, incorporating a narrative into artwork is something I really enjoy.
Victorian inspired majolica centrepieces
For my final project of the year I created three centrepieces inspired by Victorian food. I experimented with slip piping and mixed my own range of stained majolica glazes.