james erin ceramics
.JPG)
Jim Ranson
07972 505451
here is an idea of the kind of work I produce .. a one man operation , I take commissions ,supply a couple of wholesalers with kitchen wares and am currently looking in to gallery outlets I run workshops ( including Raku ) and have a saturday morning drop in class
green man jug , thrown and sculpted
above : my first slip-cast teapot design in semi pocelain body
far left over-fired Raku "ritual" pot
6 inches across approx
left : slip cast frog money box
7 inches high approx
the Great Pottery Throwdown was filmed at Middleport Pottery in Stoke on Trent .. Prince Charles has invested £9 million in to the place and therefore took great interest in the programme
inviting the finalists judges and key members of Love productions to meet him in person.. and what a nice bloke : took a genuine ineterest as you can see
left :slip cast teapot was part of a series called rare and endangered teapots which had interchangeable heads
right Raku Ritual pot
below : delicious feldspatic glaze
workshops
workshops workshops
lotta fun and great people
left : sugar bowl with lid in porcelain (throwdown piece )
right red earthenware with wax resist jasmine leaf design
left : study of a skull on a jug 10 inches high
below : slip cast 'Gene Kelly' Lamp 2ft high
above : hand thrown octopus money-boxes
right : stoneware jug with turban wearing man
below hand thrown fruitbowls with various glazes : the wide rims allow commemorative messages to be added
left : thrown porcelain with crystal glazes
below : hand built wash basin with turtle design
below right : saltglaze lidded jar man in the moon
left :stoneware thrown mugs with gold lustre fish design
