Material Archive
Ash Glazes
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The glaze above is predominantly made from cigarette ash. Finding innovative ways to use waste materials is key to Neve Beill’s practice. The small pot showcases the glaze applied onto porcelain, whereas the test dish showcases the same glaze applied to sanded buff clay.
Ash glaze made using a combination of wild clay, ash from a fireplace and glass shards collected from the River Thames.
Glaze made from natural materials collected around the Isle of Wight. Including wild clay, chalk rock and ash from burnt seaweed.
London Clay
The images above showcase clay collected from around London. The larger pot is made from clay gathered along the River Thames. The test small test pots are shown in both raw and fired forms, made from various clays collected in different areas across London.
Isle of Wight Clay
Neve Beill has found and worked with nine wild clays around the Isle of Wight. Each offering unique textures and qualities that reflect the landscape it comes from.
This large fish jug is made from wild clay found on Bembridge Beach, Isle of Wight. The clay alone is lacking in durability, to rectify this, grog materials have been added to improve the overall quality of the clay. These materials include sand stone and crushed Cuttlefish bone. This type of bone can be found on beaches all around the Island, due to being washed up with the tides.