tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85923067165489634702024-03-13T09:04:09.724-07:00Ben Gardener CeramicsBen Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14687174105829042448noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592306716548963470.post-28907931851255739692010-06-07T11:33:00.000-07:002010-06-07T11:39:54.131-07:00reduction fired pots<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA086T4w1XI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/eig58SNIVK4/s1600/throwing+(june+09)+(10).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480103294048195954" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA086T4w1XI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/eig58SNIVK4/s320/throwing+(june+09)+(10).JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA086FdNAcI/AAAAAAAAAEI/OYlHLZVGsPg/s1600/throwing+(june+09)+(8).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480103290174505410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA086FdNAcI/AAAAAAAAAEI/OYlHLZVGsPg/s320/throwing+(june+09)+(8).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA08586aUfI/AAAAAAAAAEA/ITGRuJKuAnA/s1600/throwing+(june+09)+(6).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480103287881093618" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA08586aUfI/AAAAAAAAAEA/ITGRuJKuAnA/s320/throwing+(june+09)+(6).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA085Rs4F_I/AAAAAAAAAD4/b30823UbYYg/s1600/throwing+(june+09)+(4).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480103276281599986" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA085Rs4F_I/AAAAAAAAAD4/b30823UbYYg/s320/throwing+(june+09)+(4).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA085EViUhI/AAAAAAAAADw/LWvqOz1Op5Q/s1600/throwing+(june+09).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480103272694043154" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA085EViUhI/AAAAAAAAADw/LWvqOz1Op5Q/s320/throwing+(june+09).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Ben Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14687174105829042448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592306716548963470.post-51912833692749657632010-06-07T10:57:00.000-07:002010-06-07T11:16:27.278-07:00welcome to the freak show<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA02hzy4-kI/AAAAAAAAAC8/fJIe0d9LvIo/s1600/gap+in+the+market+(31).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480096276047002178" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA02hzy4-kI/AAAAAAAAAC8/fJIe0d9LvIo/s320/gap+in+the+market+(31).JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA02hcJlIoI/AAAAAAAAAC0/kvcBPNERm4g/s1600/gap+in+the+market+(32).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480096269699719810" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA02hcJlIoI/AAAAAAAAAC0/kvcBPNERm4g/s320/gap+in+the+market+(32).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA02g2R_4yI/AAAAAAAAACs/ogWR4NNVS8I/s1600/gap+in+the+market+(36).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480096259534480162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA02g2R_4yI/AAAAAAAAACs/ogWR4NNVS8I/s320/gap+in+the+market+(36).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA02gi4vUkI/AAAAAAAAACk/VEhgO3LCMro/s1600/gap+in+the+market+(37).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480096254328263234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA02gi4vUkI/AAAAAAAAACk/VEhgO3LCMro/s320/gap+in+the+market+(37).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA02f27whZI/AAAAAAAAACc/suXMu8vZNjo/s1600/gap+in+the+market+(43).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480096242529764754" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA02f27whZI/AAAAAAAAACc/suXMu8vZNjo/s320/gap+in+the+market+(43).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Ben Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14687174105829042448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592306716548963470.post-31201764887911172082010-06-07T10:43:00.000-07:002010-06-07T10:56:43.028-07:00salt firing results 2009<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0ysFR_DnI/AAAAAAAAAB8/qVyiAEI03Y4/s1600/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(12).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480092054493007474" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0ysFR_DnI/AAAAAAAAAB8/qVyiAEI03Y4/s320/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(12).JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0yrTXVMsI/AAAAAAAAAB0/VBTkOGNQ640/s1600/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(11).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480092041093657282" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0yrTXVMsI/AAAAAAAAAB0/VBTkOGNQ640/s320/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(11).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0yrGx_tdI/AAAAAAAAABs/czh1OPiThzI/s1600/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(9).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480092037715834322" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0yrGx_tdI/AAAAAAAAABs/czh1OPiThzI/s320/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(9).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0x8ylPXfI/AAAAAAAAABk/Knoyr3weHqw/s1600/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(8).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480091242019642866" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0x8ylPXfI/AAAAAAAAABk/Knoyr3weHqw/s320/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(8).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0x8i5-v3I/AAAAAAAAABc/1xEt0i4L36M/s1600/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(6).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480091237811666802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0x8i5-v3I/AAAAAAAAABc/1xEt0i4L36M/s320/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(6).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0x8G4iMtI/AAAAAAAAABU/zWwR9x62q80/s1600/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(5).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480091230289408722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0x8G4iMtI/AAAAAAAAABU/zWwR9x62q80/s320/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(5).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0x7s_TxfI/AAAAAAAAABM/boGLKjDEv84/s1600/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(3).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480091223338501618" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0x7s_TxfI/AAAAAAAAABM/boGLKjDEv84/s320/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff+(3).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0x7Nt0lUI/AAAAAAAAABE/xaQTxlIiRHk/s1600/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480091214943655234" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0x7Nt0lUI/AAAAAAAAABE/xaQTxlIiRHk/s320/lochinver+salt+glaze+stuff.JPG" /></a> some good results with the cobolt! woop woop.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ben Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14687174105829042448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592306716548963470.post-65796969220733209132010-06-07T10:17:00.000-07:002010-06-07T11:30:33.069-07:00Concrete<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0rqGgKCaI/AAAAAAAAAA0/WR18PSAgfqk/s1600/y2+t2+concrete+(4).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480084323879750050" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0rqGgKCaI/AAAAAAAAAA0/WR18PSAgfqk/s320/y2+t2+concrete+(4).JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480084327850860642" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0rqVS8YGI/AAAAAAAAAA8/FHKLHLA2BPc/s320/y2+t2+concrete+(4).2.jpg" /><br /><br />Some more work from my second year at GSA. experimenting with concrete. I chose to make rectangles in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours. i also expeimented with the different agregates to put inside each one. when i took them out of their moulds i could effect the surface, making them flat or lumpy. Once fired i polished the flat surfaces with a diamond polisher.Ben Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14687174105829042448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592306716548963470.post-55389650322114376902010-06-07T10:13:00.000-07:002010-06-07T11:31:04.881-07:00Mugs<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0o8eR1_eI/AAAAAAAAAAc/OcBzL4Cp_S0/s1600/y2+t2+mugs.2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 370px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480081340964928994" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0o8eR1_eI/AAAAAAAAAAc/OcBzL4Cp_S0/s400/y2+t2+mugs.2.jpg" /></a> A series of mugs that i made in my second year at GSA. They are cast with stoneware and the distorted. Clear glaze is used on the inside and they are dipped in blue slip. i especially like the upward dribbles.<br /><div></div>Ben Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14687174105829042448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592306716548963470.post-21520040987123023472010-06-07T10:00:00.000-07:002010-06-07T11:31:23.930-07:00Extrusion<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0nQiYoneI/AAAAAAAAAAU/-Kty1CLubuk/s1600/Christmas+sale+(24).2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480079486641282530" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-llc3jw9bE8/TA0nQiYoneI/AAAAAAAAAAU/-Kty1CLubuk/s400/Christmas+sale+(24).2.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Some pieces i made in my second year at the GSA. I put them in to the xmas sale, but i think i priced them too high :) didnt really want to sell them anyway. I liked them too much at the time.</div><div>They are extruded earthenware, twisted and squeezed together.</div>Ben Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14687174105829042448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592306716548963470.post-10132544246445648842010-05-29T09:42:00.000-07:002010-05-29T09:44:31.120-07:00NewThis is the first time i have ever 'blogged' so im a little excited :)<br />I have set up this blogg site so that i have somewhere to display my ceramic work, talk about it and recieve feedback.<br />thats all for now, more to follow i should think.Ben Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14687174105829042448noreply@blogger.com0