A Retrospective Catalogue from
Phil Rogers
Contained within these pages is a selection of pots that have been returned to me from the United States. For 14 years I sent more than 1400 of my best pieces to Boston. The relationship with the gallery there has ended and some of these pots have now found their way back to Rhayader. The pots featured here form a snapshot or retrospective look at the last 14 years as I have been careful to select what I consider good and interesting pieces from the entire period. For instance…there are some salt glazed pieces from both my salt kiln and the wood kiln when the second chamber was fired as a salt kiln. There are some jugs from my ‘Jug Show’ in 2006…some Shino pieces from the wood kiln and Tenmoku from my oil kiln. If any of these pieces are of interest to you I am pleased to say I will discount the marked price by 10% and I will pack and ship within the UK for free. Shipping overseas will be at cost only. Please email me marstonpottery@yahoo.co.uk with the number of the relevant item to reserve it. I will also include a small wood fired Guinomi with any purchase free of charge.
PR1.
A squared and salt glazed vase with a combed decoration. There is an ash glaze over the neck and shoulder. 1999. 11 inches tall. ÂŁ350.00
PR2.
A salt glazed jar or vase with a fluted decoration.
The outside has been glazed with an ash glaze and then fired in the salt kiln. I very much like the extra texture and fluidity that is provided by the fluxing action of the salt vapour. 2000. 9.5 inches tall. ÂŁ300.00
PR3. A squared and faceted bottle. Salt glazed and fired in the wood kiln. 2007. 6.75 inches tall. ÂŁ165.00
PR4. A faceted and combed Jar. Tenmoku glaze with Nuka over the neck and shoulder. This is one of my favourite pieces from the exhibition in 2002. 9.5 inches tall. ÂŁ375.00
PR5. A Press Moulded Bottle. Salt glazed and side fired on Cape Cod scallop shells. This piece is an early example of my press moulded pieces. I would fire them on their sides to achieve a good, rich colour and place a tile on the up side separated by more shells to replicate the down side. 2002. 7 inches tall. ÂŁ320.00
PR6. An ash glazed and salt fired vase. Combed pattern and a central dividing ridge. This piece is a really good example of the directional quality of a salt kiln and the extra fluidity provided by the sodium vapour. 2005. 9.5 inches tall. ÂŁ290.00
PR7. Another early press moulded bottle. Salt glazed. I have used a thick white slip to create a hakeme background to the incised pattern. When making these I had to dip the pot into a thin shino glaze which protected the slip from the salt vapour. Without the shino glaze the slip would have become a matte, dark tan colour. 2002. 10 inches tall. ÂŁ350.00
PR8. An ash glazed and salt fired bottle. Combed pattern with impressed stamps. Adding salt vapour to an alkaline ash glaze creates a surface not unlike the alkaline glazes used by the potters of North and South Carolina in the USA during the 18th and 19th centuries. 2000. 9.75 inches tall. ÂŁ275.00
PR9. In 2006 I was invited to create a whole exhibition consisting of only jugs or pitchers. I made almost 200 to be able to choose 140 of the very best. This example is ash glazed with pellets. The glaze is a mixture of ash with stone dust from a local quarry. 2006. 12.5 inches tall. ÂŁ295.00
PR10. This piece is from one of the earliest wood firings in the two chamber wood kiln. I have used what we call a ‘flashing slip’ to enhance the colours derived from the vapour and ash from the fire. 2005. 12 inches tall. £300.00
PR11. A bottle. Salt glazed and ash glazed with combed ridges and impressed pattern. The very typical salt glazed ‘orange peel’ surface can be clearly seen in the bottom section. The ash glaze has taken on a beautiful grey/green with a great deal of depth. 2002. 13 inches tall. £420.00
PR12. This piece is from 2009. I have glazed with a thick Tenmoku and while the glaze was still wet I have drawn my fingers across the surface to reveal a thin local clay slip. The neck and shoulder is glazed with Nuka. The success of this technique relies upon a spontaneous action without hesitation and a good colour response that creates a strong and dramatic contrast between the black of the glaze and the red of the finger wipe, 2009. 11.5 inches tall. ÂŁ390.00
PR13. A salt glazed bottle. I have used a thick white slip with a coarse brush through which I have incised a pattern while the slip was still damp. 7.75 inches tall. ÂŁ140.00
PR14. An ash glazed and salt fired lidded jar or caddy. The ridges here perform two functions. Firstly, they are a decorative feature emphasising the form and the changes of direction within it. Secondly, they act as retainers for the fluid glaze helping it not to run down and stick the pot to the kiln shelf. 2005. 7 inches tall. ÂŁ170.00
PR15. A salt glazed pitcher from the 2006 exhibition. T The ‘stringing’ of the ash glaze is brought about by the extra flux provided by the sodium. 2006. 12 inches tall. £295.00
PR16. An ash and salt fired jug. I take a lot of trouble to ensure wherever possible to make pots that display the plasticity of clay even after firing. I think the combination of the fluid glaze and the lines created in the clay during the throwing help to create that impression. 2005 5.75 inches tall. ÂŁ79.00
PR17. A faceted bottle. Ash glazed. I have taken a roller and enhanced the cut edges by making them stand proud. After glazing I have wiped the glaze from the edges while still wet. 2007. 11.5 inches tall. ÂŁ350.00
PR18. A variation on the finger wiping technique this bottle has a foliate motif. Glaze takes only a few seconds to dry after it is applied to the pot. Which means there is little time to think too much before making the decoration. The speed with which it is done helps the mark to be spontaneous and if there is any evidence of hesitation then the glaze is washed off and we have to start again. 12.5 inches tall. ÂŁ375.00
PR 19. A tall bottle with finger wipe decoration. Nuka glaze over the neck and shoulder. 2012. 12.5 inches tall. ÂŁ325.00
PR 20, 21, 22. Left to right…..PR20 A Yunomi with a shino glaze. PR21 A box. Shino glaze. PR22. Yunomi. Shino glaze with finger wipe. All three piece were fired in the wood kiln. 2010 Yunomi’s are 4 inches tall. Box 2.75 inches tall.
£95.00 each £65.00.
PR23. A salt glazed and ash glazed jug. 2006 9 inches tall. ÂŁ160.00
PR24. A pair of beer tankards. Pine ash glaze with a pellet decoration. 2011. 5 inches tall. ÂŁ90.00 for both.
PR 25. A salt glazed and side fired bottle. Faceted and fired resting on scallop shells. Ash glaze over the neck and shoulder. 7.75 inches tall. ÂŁ190.00