This is a slab-built cylindrical ceramic vessel. The surface is matte and textured ceramic slips were applied in layers of graduated colours to create a linear composition. The interior is a glossy glaze to complement the exterior colour palette. Tones of yellow and black are used.
©Rachel Foxwell
©Rachel Foxwell
©Rachel Foxwell
©Rachel Foxwell
©Rachel Foxwell
Rachel Foxwell
- Ceramicist
- Frome, United Kingdom
- Master Artisan
Contact
English
Hours:
By appointment only
By appointment only
Phone:
+44 7809419393
+44 7809419393
©Rachel Foxwell
The vanishing lines of landscapes
- • Rachel's tutor was master ceramicist Geoffrey Swindell
- • Landscapes and everyday life are her source of inspiration
- • Slab building, colour and ceramic slip development are her specialisms
Inspired by the ever changing lines, compositions and colours of landscapes and the shapes of everyday life, Rachel Foxwell rigorously applies coloured slips to earthenware clay slabs. “They are white earthenware, always mistaken for porcelain, and I spend a long time sanding and polishing the bare clay to create the contrast of super smooth clay against the textured slip surface.” The result? Colourful vessels with intricate, abstract surfaces which reveal themselves the closer you look. After a degree in ceramics at Cardiff University, Rachel opened her first studio in Bath. Since then she has moved to Frome, where she is now “bringing ideas to life” and happily “mixing ceramic slips and creating a range of colours, tones and shades.”
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Photo: ©Rachel Foxwell
Cylinder vessel, black
Photo: ©Rachel Foxwell
Large cylinder vessel, orange and black
This is a slab-built cylindrical ceramic vessel. The surface is matte and textured ceramic slips were applied in layers of graduated colours to create a linear composition. The interior is a glossy glaze to complement the exterior colour palette. Tones of orange and black are used.
Photo: ©Rachel Foxwell
Cylinder vessel, yellow
This is a slab-built cylindrical ceramic vessel. The surface is matte and textured ceramic slips were applied in layers of graduated colours to create a linear composition. The interior is a glossy glaze to complement the exterior colour palette.
Photo: ©Rachel Foxwell
Cylinder vessel, black
This is a slab-built cylindrical ceramic vessel. The surface is matte and textured ceramic slips were applied in layers of graduated colours to create a linear composition. The interior is a glossy glaze to complement the exterior colour palette.
Photo: ©Rachel Foxwell
Small cylinder vessel, black
This is a slab-built cylindrical ceramic vessel. The surface is matte and textured ceramic slips were applied in layers of graduated colour to create a linear composition. The interior is a glossy glaze to complement the exterior colour palette.
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