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Molly Williams – textile artist and designer

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Love Iznik ceramic design

Iznik ceramics can be dated largely by their colour and design. https://www.christies.com/features/Iznik-Pottery-Collecting-Guide-7183-1.aspx 1480-1520: This early phase in Iznik production saw impressive vessels, usually painted in a bold cobalt-blue and white, and often with patterns reserved in white on the blue ground. The decoration is heavily informed by that of other media, such as manuscript illumination, although […]

Firing Day

I’m going to drum fire two ceramic figures today – it will be a first! I am going to sagger each figure in foil to protect them and to see how the organic materials I am adding might colour the figures. Process I wrapped two lengths of ceramic insulating fabric around the steel drum just […]

Ceramic & textile sculptures

Finally ready for the fire. To create these figures I started with a twisted wire skeleton and covered it with ribbon cut from a medium weight wool/acrylic sweater. I then coated the wool fabric liberally with paper clay slip. Once this layer had dried I applied ribbons of wool fabrics soaked in the clay slip – […]

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Doodling Iznik today 🤗🤗#tunbridgewellslife #iznikçini #izniktiles #doodling #doodlingart #surfacepatterndesign #rotherfield

I will be exhibiting at Woods in the Pantiles with Mike Flight and Claire Dominic from April 2nd - lovely spot for art and eating! #tunbridgewellsevents #tunbridgewellslife #tunbridgewellsbusiness #crowborough #rotherfield #artexhibition

These are figures I am firing in the drum today and tomorrow - they are made with a mixture of fabric and clay on a wire frame. #ceramic #sculpture #raku #greenware #kiln

Drum kiln to fire two ceramic sculptures - have to wait till tomorrow to see whether I have success or ruins!!😱😬😬#raku #ceramics #sculpture #pitfiringpottery #felt

Simple handmade lemon cleaner - just distilled vinegar and lemons - really good! -#ecofriendly #cleaners #maternityreflexology

Today at Tesco Crowborough - just over a month after Christmas and months till Easter - shame on you Tesco 😩😩🤬#tesco #crowborough #consumerism