Monday, March 29, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Welcome to our team
I've been asked by the Breytenbach Cultural Centre to teach ceramics to a group of unemployed women - they've never worked with clay before and we started off making small pinch pots. Thami, Doreen, Lidihanna and Genevieve were very pleased to see what can be done with a lump of clay! I'll put images of their progress on this blog over the next 5 weeks. And yes - they will also be joining our team of dedicated beadmakers.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Raku beads
Raku firing is a very unpredictable process & the results are often not what I expected - maybe that's why I'm a Raku addict!
Monday, March 8, 2010
From our rich african soil
Now this is what I call "earth butter" - from our rich african soil, unglazed, real and one-of-a-kind! These beads are 100% NOT MADE IN CHINA...
Friday, March 5, 2010
In the studio today
It is extremely hot in Wellington today - 40 degrees Celsius! Working with ceramic clay in such high temperatures is difficult - when the clay dries out too quickly, it cracks and goes straight to the recycle bin. But we have orders waiting and work must go on....hey, we're still smiling!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Bead colours
Earthbutter beads are either matt and unglazed or covered with a glossy glaze. We can even custom glaze for you in a glaze colour of your choice. As glazing takes place at high temperatures in the kiln - external factors such as power fluctuations and weather conditions may lead to variation in colour. This is one of the reasons why handmade ceramic beads are so unique and beautiful!
The photographs show a few of our glaze colours.
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