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John Mackenzie is a young potter, who graduated
with a degree from Harrow (University of Westminster) in 2001. He says that
having lived in the Penwith region of Cornwall for
most of his life has meant that he is inevitably drawn to the sea. The
explosive energy which the sea and cliffs create never ceases to amaze John
and it is probably a similar explosive energy of flames on clay that has lead him to wood firing. Fortunately other students at
Harrow had similar interests and it was while he was there that a number of
them built their first anagama kiln. John says that he finds wood firing
enlightening, as he is so deeply involved in the firing process.
Much of John's
work exhibited in the "Fire & Energy" exhibition at the
Harlequin Gallery during May and June 2004 was done largely using oak off
cuts during the firing process. John has been experimenting with mixing
different clay bodies, using porcelains through to heavily grogged high iron bodies in order to obtain different
colours and textures. Below are
pots by John that are currently available at the gallery. |
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