Welcome to Lea Phillips
Lea Phillips makes a wide range of colourful individually hand decorated, wheel thrown ceramics, at her studio in Totnes, Devon. She makes everything for the home including tableware, tiles, lamp bases and one-off pieces, in durable high fired stoneware.
All the pots are thrown on the wheel and fired in an electric kiln to 1300 degrees centigrade. The high firing temperature produces glazes of great depth and beauty, as well as pots that are robust enough for everyday use.
‘Splash’ tableware is a series of related forms for the home and table. The forms are designed to look good separately or in combination. The pots are freely decorated in rich blues, greens, yellows and reds on a glossy white base glaze. The coloured glazes are applied using a combination of painting, trailing and sponging. The range includes three sizes of mugs, jugs and bowls, as well as vases, lamp bases and plates.
These pots are decorated with bold brush strokes and glaze trailing on a soft satin matt base glaze.
Sometimes the pots are altered after throwing, as with this drinking vessel with indents for the fingers to grip. This asymmetrical pot has also been altered while the clay is still wet. Sometimes wax resist is used to separate areas of colour; useful for sharply defined geometrical designs.
All the pots are thrown on the wheel and fired in an electric kiln to 1300 degrees centigrade. The high firing temperature produces glazes of great depth and beauty, as well as pots that are robust enough for everyday use.
‘Splash’ tableware is a series of related forms for the home and table. The forms are designed to look good separately or in combination. The pots are freely decorated in rich blues, greens, yellows and reds on a glossy white base glaze. The coloured glazes are applied using a combination of painting, trailing and sponging. The range includes three sizes of mugs, jugs and bowls, as well as vases, lamp bases and plates.
These pots are decorated with bold brush strokes and glaze trailing on a soft satin matt base glaze.
Sometimes the pots are altered after throwing, as with this drinking vessel with indents for the fingers to grip. This asymmetrical pot has also been altered while the clay is still wet. Sometimes wax resist is used to separate areas of colour; useful for sharply defined geometrical designs.
Glaze Layering
Here multiple layers of overlapping glazes are used to create an infinite variety of rich and beautiful surfaces. In the alchemy of the firing the glazes fuse and melt together, the end result being a combination of chance and control.
