studio action

This spring, there has been a lot of activity in the studio; students, open studio projects, visitors. All this means lots of pots, and lots of firings to come electric, gas and primitive. The projects are inspiring and the conversations are always stimulating. I am tickled to share all of this .

Val David spring

The snow is finally melted and it is time to fire again. The new kiln is firing too quickly for my taste,but we are starting to get the hang of it. The glazes are simple stone, ash, clay mixes that are showing an interesting range of surfaces and colours. As always, it is an ongoing process. The studio is very busy with my own work, students and open studio. The next session of workshops will be this summer. One week will be hand building with primitive fire  and there will be a two week workshop of handbuilding wit glaze and gas fire.  Those interested should contact me at robinhutchinson@hotmail.com

new work

New Pots from a barrel firing

Winter is slowly melting and I have started to fire again. Here are some new arrivals. I have been experimenting with less smoke, oxides, salt, and white clay. The results are lots of fun. Some of the latest pots are in a show at Maison de la culture in St. Faustin until the end of April.

classes

This year I am offering a winter session of handbuilding and open barrel firing. We will be using a variety of clays, burnishing and then firing with straw, pine needles and wood. Mixed in to the combustibles will be metal salts which will vaporize and give interesting colours. We have lots of snow right now and it is toocold to fire, so we are looking at an April firing date.

Last firing

The first firing in my new gas kiln. It was so exciting : new clay, new glazes, new kiln. The firing was a little fast, but for a first firing, it was terrific