ian carty ceramics

 ian carty ceramics irish ceramics Born in Sligo in the scenic North West of Ireland Ian’s ceramics are highly creative and extremely artistic. His designs are currently being sold internationally throughout the EU and USA, Ian has also been featured on the popular Irish Television Series Craft Master, Ian’s work is highly recognised as representing the best of Irish craft and design , and won best product award and highly commended at the Craft Council of Irelands showcase event 2014   Ian’s technique is based on a type of Pottery mass-produced around the first century AD these pots were coated with a very fine slip which potters had been using for hundreds of years to create there famous white and black pottery.                                             ...

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Ian Carty lunar lights set of 2.     #7    Ian Carty Irish ceramics and fine art   #7  Ian Carty, leaf candle pot #12    Ian Carty Irish ceramics and fine art     Ian Carty horsehair pottery Ireland #11 

Ian Carty Irish ceramics

Ian Carty Irish ceramics moon lights Irish ceramics   Ian’s technique is based on a type of Pottery mass-produced around the first century AD these pots were coated with a very fine slip which potters had been using for hundreds of years to create there famous white and black pottery. He has made his own Irish version by adding Horsehair copper and peat from Irish bogs into the kiln as the vessels are fired, this releases carbon, in the form of black smoke which is infused into the pottery creating a dark black finish, and leaving the carbon of the bog infused into the ceramic, this process is very time consuming, And often takes Ian several hours to complete just one piece.

candle lights are made in geometric patterns and are very well finished, each candle light can be placed in many ways to reflect the moons journey over Irish bog land at night. each moonlight is covered with candy flash wild glaze made of natural oxides, than placed in peat fired kiln and infused with the carbon of Irelands bog land   

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