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<\/a>At some point when I was working on Pride and Pudding<\/em>, probably in one of those moments of super clear thoughts in the middle of the night, I decided I wanted to try and create a Pride and Pudding<\/em> – pudding bowl. Since I have been collecting the vintage\u00a0and antique pudding moulds of England’s past, the need for creating a new one was great. In fact, it became something\u00a0that nearly seemed impossible to pull off. But when I was introduced to\u00a0the ceramics artist\u00a0Solomia Zoumaras<\/a> by another potter in their studio in Hackney, the first little piece of the bowl was made.<\/p>\nIt took 6 months from that first meeting, several skype calls, messages, visits and samples,\u00a0until I picked up the first finished bowl\u00a0last week. Today 25\u00a0handmade bowls\u00a0are\u00a0available for sale in the Limited edition package of the book, and for 5 days only it is still possible to choose your illustration from the book for your signed print. The limited edition pack contains a signed book, a 5 piece postcard set, a signed illustration print and this amazing illustrated pudding bowl. You will find more information about the pre-order here on the book page ><\/a><\/p>\n But the reason for this post is about the incredible art that is pottery. I want to celebrate Solomia and tell you how the basins were made. It is a fascinating process and I will never look at a piece of pottery the same way again. Watching The Great British Pottery show on the BBC was great, but seeing this come to life showed such\u00a0complexity and skill, even though it might look like a very simple design. Over to Solomia who will take you through the process which I have tried to document with pictures in her studio in London.<\/p>\n Making the pudding bowls \u2013 The process, by Solomia Zoumaras.<\/p>\n Stage 1<\/em><\/p>\n Drawings, dimensions, volume calculations Making a model for slip-casting \u2013 double cast mould<\/p>\n Pudding basins always have a different interior to exterior. To make a mould of just the outside profile will not create a cast that has a different interior. For large-scale production a factory would take on a method called jigger jollying.\u00a0For small batch production I created a plaster shell of the bowl so I can make a double casted mould for a process known as slip casting.<\/p>\n Plaster mould: top middle – Slip cast bottom middle in greyish tone<\/p><\/div>\n Stage 2 \u2013 Making the plaster shell<\/em><\/p>\n How it\u2019s done:<\/p>\n Stage 3 – Making the double cast mould<\/em><\/p>\n The double cast mould, the inside shape different from the outside.<\/p><\/div>\n The silicon mould on the right.<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Stage 4 – Slip casting the pudding bowls<\/em><\/p>\n Stage 5 – Firings<\/em><\/p>\n Stage 6 –\u00a0Glazing<\/em><\/p>\n Stage 7 – Collaboration of illustration onto form and last firing<\/em><\/p>\n To order online<\/strong>\u00a0Amazon UK<\/a>\u00a0and Waterstones<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(I don\u2019t receive any commission from sales by clicking)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n You might also like:<\/strong><\/p>\n www.solomia.co.uk<\/a> At some point when I was working on Pride and Pudding, probably in one of those moments of super clear thoughts in the middle of the night, I decided I wanted to try and create a Pride and Pudding – pudding bowl. Since I have been collecting the vintage\u00a0and antique pudding moulds of England’s past,…<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n
\nA template is cut out for reference when plaster turning.
\nPlaster is then measured, mixed and poured into a cottled chuck head.
\nThe Plaster filled chuck head is then attached to the turning lathe.
\nPlaster turning commences. Chisels and other work tools are used to hand turn the outside profile.
\n<\/span>Once completed the pudding bowl prototype can be sawed off the lathe.
\nPudding bowl prototype presented via a Skype call. Given thumbs up.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n
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<\/a><\/a><\/a>Pride and Pudding – pudding bowl<\/em>
\nDesigned by Solomia Zoumaras, Regula Ysewijn and illustrations by Bruno Vergauwen.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nwww.brunovergauwen.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"