JENNIFER CORFIELD CERAMICS

Pottery has always been a passion of mine, but it was only in early 2015, after a period of work related stress, that I decided to follow this path. There are challenges in my making that have shaped the way I work. Each pot travels almost 9 miles to the kiln, nestled securely in a bed of wood shavings. This has led to me once firing my work, glazing green ware to minimise trips to the kiln and reducing my carbon footprint. In an attempt to further reduce my carbon footprint I have chosen to fire my work to earthenware temperatures. As my work is purely decorative this lower temperature has no impact on the functionality of my work... My studio is my small, spare bedroom, with all of my clay, glazes, and packaging tucked neatly in whatever gap I can find. This lack of space means that making my own glazes is not possible. So again I sought to find a way to create something unique, working within the bounds placed on me by lack of space. I started experimenting with bought glazes,..

Primary location: Widdrington United Kingdom