Rosemarie Durr - Irish Craft & Pottery Blog » Porcelain http://rosedurr.com/blog Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:25:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 My Journey http://rosedurr.com/blog/2011/08/my-journey/ http://rosedurr.com/blog/2011/08/my-journey/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:09:15 +0000 admin http://rosedurr.com/blog/?p=1177 ‘From inspiration to creation’

here is a little insight into how I came up with the bowls that are in

A Makers Journey Exhibition

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My journey began in the garden with a plant I love called ‘bells of Ireland’. I love the simple shape of the foliage. Next I did some sketches of the plant and played around with suggestions of form. Here is my story board…

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Then I got stuck into the making proccess which took place in our polly tunnel at home ……….

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because of this little guy I have very little time in the workshop right now….

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and here are the finished pots in the exhibition. A series of porcelain bowls glazed in a transparent glaze.

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So there you have it,  ’A makers Journey’ from ‘inspiration to creation’ now on show at Butler House, Kilkenny

]]> http://rosedurr.com/blog/2011/08/my-journey/feed/ 4 Some beautiful images in House and Home Magazine http://rosedurr.com/blog/2011/02/some-beautiful-images-in-house-and-home-magazine/ http://rosedurr.com/blog/2011/02/some-beautiful-images-in-house-and-home-magazine/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:32:40 +0000 Rosie http://rosedurr.com/blog/?p=1137 The wonderfully talented stylist Eleanor Harpur has featured Andrew Ludick ceramics and a little of my own work in the last couple of issues of  House and Home magazine. The issue below was shot on location in a beautiful old cottage in the grounds of  the Discovery Park..

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Some of Andys beautiful vases…..

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Stacks of my plates and bowls look great in this beautiful dresser from Eclectic Interiors….

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More of Andys ceramic fish and vases..

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You can see why porcelain has been around for so long, it is such a beautiful material to look at and to use.  I love to work with it from time to time, but it does mean I have to change my whole attitude to making, it is such a different medium than stoneware which I usualy use. These beakers caught the sun in our shop and looked heavenly……..

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