Village Squire, 1976-11, Page 11Robert Tent carcfull applies glazing material to the inside of
a niug.
They're also Tess concerned about exact control over the
finished look of each item after it has come out of the kiln.
They use four basic glares but the heating in the kiln can give
these subtle variations in colours. Sonie potters. Rob says,
don't like this kind of variation, they want to know: what to
expect when they open the kiln. But at Beechwood. they
prefer to let the kiln do the work once the pots are in it.
"We aren't God." Rob says. "We don't make the clay do
what we want it to do. Clay has its own qualities. We let it
have its own qualities."
Their philosophy. Rob says. makes opening the kiln door
each time seem Tike Christmas. There are so many variables
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