This page is for posting all sorts of notices that are either from NWP members or of interest to NWP members. In order to post a notice, simply email in information to the web manager.

Notices fall into the following catagories: Member's sales and exhibitions, Articles for sale, Pottery classes and courses, and Opportunities


 

MEMBER'S SALES AND EXHIBITIONS

 

 

 

ARTICLES FOR SALE

25.0 KG Smooth Raku Gp. Potclays 154-1159 £15.00. In studio near Criccieth (Gwynedd) 01766 52265

 

Conversion of stable in an 18thC farm complex. Separate house, with small garden & own garage & studio. Accommodation on top floor – at present used for holiday letting – Sleeps 4. Two beds.,,bath, kitchen & huge living room. On ground floor: lobby, kitchen, huge living room, large bedroom, shower room(with loo,basin.) study area – leading to large conservatory which joins the house to the Studio ; long space with double glazing to outside.. LPG gas tank connected to house & studio. £250,000 Near Criccieth North Wales. Anyone interested contact: mary@dragonsloft.co.uk

A selection China painting items which belonged to my late father which includes brushes, paints, lustres, white china items, too much to list.  These are all available for sale as a job lot on a make me an offer when you've seen what's there basis.   In Criccieth. Contact heretoday52@googlemail.com.

Pugmill - Potclays 7039 4” diameter, approx 4 ft long £600 (was £1,615) vgc Wendy Gill 01745 582412

SLIP MAKING MACHINE - large  01248490132 if interested

cromartie hobby tec 40 kiln with furniture. excellent condition, hardly used. may need replacement pyrometer, no controler. Contact Bridget on 01745 345451 item in Rhyl. buyer collects. offers £250

CLAYS, GLAZES, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT. Electric Hobby Wheel, 5 bags of stoneware clay and some earthenware, up to 2 kg of several glazes dry and some ready mixed, paint on glazes, metal oxides, a variety of tools, a marble slab 34x17ins, shelves for Cromartie CTL 75 top loader, bungs, props, and stilts, bat wash, a variety of minbars inc full boxes of 50 of 07 and 8. Tel Irene Teal 01248 853870 in Benllech.


 

INTRODUCING A NEW SLATE CLAY BODY. Free samples now available at The Potters’ Gallery, Conwy. All samples are various mixes of a new slate clay body made principally from waste material from the Welsh slate industry. It is an earthenware type body firing a light orange to brown colour under oxidation, [dark brown to manganese purple under reduction].Its firing range is 1040 – 1120 deg. C and vitrified at 1120 C.It has some interesting characteristics, which include low shrinkage on the coarse version, cracking and warp resistance and very good fastening properties.[I have broken a dry pot, rejoined the piece and fired it, [raw glazed], without any sign that it had been broken]!

There are 4 different versions to try.

M1 and M2 are very similar bodies with M1 slightly less plastic. [12% shrinkage @ 1120C]

M3 is the finest and most plastic of the bodies.

M4 is the coarsest and a crank / raku body suitable for tiles, hand building and Raku etc. [5% shrinkage].

I suspect all versions can be used for raku or smoke firing. Try them and see! All enquiries to Vicky Buxton, Porth Llwyd Pottery, Ceunant, Talybont, Conwy, LL32 8SL. Tel. 01492 660772. Email vicky.buxton@virgin.net

 

POTTERY CLASSES AND COURSES

Due to popular demand Vivid Ceramics are running a selection of courses and master classes starting on Wednesday January 4th 2012
 
One day Jewellery Design courses starting at 10:30-3:30 suitable for beginners and advanced level

 
Working with Catrin Mostyn Jones an international Designer maker, who has collaborated on projects with Designers from Phillip Stark and top London Stylist to create bespoke pieces for fashion shoots for a number of celebrities, such as Faye Tozer, H & Lisa Scott Lee from (Steps) to name a few.
 
During the course you will explore and use alternative materials to push the boundaries of jewellery design to create your own Brooch, suitable for any catwalk!
 
 
All materials will be provided, delivered in the heart of the stunning Conwy Valley for further details and prices please contact Catrin at vividceramics@hotmail.com 07787507228 www.vividceramics.co.uk


 

 

 

If you are running a pottery class or course in North Wales, let me know and I will include it here.



OPPORTUNITIES