Hand Build Pottery

Pottery by Jessie

The Midwinter ware from the pre-Second World War and immediate post-war periods are of good quality, but are conventional and of relatively little interest to collectors. The Pottery was a mid-size manufacturer of tableware in the 1930s and there are some art deco patterns that would be of minor interest to collectors. From the end of the Second World War in 1945 until the…

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Playing In Mud

At Essex University a multi-user game of Dungeons and Dragons is drawing on new areas of artificial intelligence. Phil manchester went down to find out wht was happening in the computer room. The artificial intelligence (ai) department at one of the UK s leading technological universities is the last place you might expect to find people playing Dungeons and Dragons . But…

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Ceramics coil pots Designs

1. Flatten piece of clay to about 1/4 thickness. Use rolling pin or a slab roller. Cut slab to desired dimensions. Ahead of time prepare clay coils by hand or with an extruder. Make sure your pre made clay coils are covered with plastic to keep them soft - coils dry out very quickly! Make slab of clay with rolling pin Or with a slab roller Cut a slab base - 1/4 thick 2. Score…

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