Tag Archives: Saggar

Winchcombe Pottery

Posted on 30/07/2017 by Joseph Travis

I have never been to see Winchcombe Pottery, so when I was visiting the Lighthearts earlier in July they suggested we should go on a trip there.  In case you don’t know much about their history click here, needless to … Continue reading →

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Recent Tiles

Posted on 23/07/2017 by Joseph Travis

For a while I have been thinking about tiles as an act of experimentation, they are something that can be created in the fraction of time for throwing, there is a lot less focus that goes into creating them, no … Continue reading →

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More Saggars

Posted on 09/07/2017 by Joseph Travis

So this week I made some prototype saggar formers and saggars, I mixed my own clay with sawdust, grog from broken pots and some molochite for added strength.  Now if I didn’t have a deadline I would let them dry … Continue reading →

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What’s in the Saggar?

Posted on 18/06/2017 by Joseph Travis

For the uninitiated, I should explain what a Saggar is, it is a big piece of pottery that smaller pottery is sealed in.  Traditionally this was done in Stoke on Trent to protect the pottery from the coal fire that … Continue reading →

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