Working out of my studio in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, I explore ideas in clay through a wide range of objects and methods.

 
 

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Just one of those days. Not enough sleep and poor coordination = 💀. Too bad ceramics doesn’t bounce. #racheldecondeceramics #broken💔 #iblamegravity #notenoughsleep #ceramics #studiolife #makerslife
A few years back, I wanted to bring a celadon glaze into the glaze mix. I sometimes miss the clay and glaze (like a good celadon) qualities of high fire, but firing my oxidation kiln, I just can’t justify the added costs. So now at cone 6, I work away to find glazes and surfaces that I enjoy. It’s meant a lot of tests and rejections over the years and I’m sure some of you have noticed glazes coming and going. I’ll be honest, I’m often never satisfied with end results and keep researching, testing and trying. How does this play out in your practice? #racheldecondeceramics #contemporaryceramics #canadianceramics #studiopractice #laboroflove
Egg toupee? 😆 #chickenegg #toupee
Some love birds for you on this ♥️day. Happy Valentine’s! #racheldecondeceramics #lovebirds #ceramicartist #happyvalentinesday❤️
Little pick me up on this wintery day. We’re getting a snow storm here in the Maritimes today, but I need to remind myself that better, brighter days are ahead. #racheldecondeceramics #ceramicartist #canadianceramics #contemporaryceramics #flowervase #tulips
I’m excited to see how these striped pieces come out. I did some new underglaze test about a month ago, using Spectrum underglazes and the results were really lovely. Now i’m trying colour combinations and different widths to see how colours interact. No matter how many years I’ve been doing this for, I still get super excited testing out new things. Does the same thing ring true for you? What keeps your gears turning? #racheldecondeceramics #ceramicartist #colourpop #underglaze #stripes #contemporaryceramics
Oh my, not driving up to the studio today. Slipped my way up and down the side so I could pick up tools for my demos later today @nscaduniversity. How are you fairing in this weather? #racheldecondeceramics #studio #studiolife #countrylife #canadianwinter #slippery #lifeofamaker
Because, don’t you think we all need a 🐖 tureen like this? ♥️ #ceramicartist #ceramics #wishicouldhave #pig #Repost @gardinermuseum with @get_repost ・・・ Meet one of our newest acquisitions! 🐷 This fabulous pig tureen is by Lizbeth Stewart, an American ceramist best known for her precisely rendered animals. Finding inspiration in Meissen’s 18th century animal forms, Stewart once stated, “I want my animals to feel alive." A fitting acquisition for the Year of the Pig! • 📷: Lizbeth Stewart, Pig Tureen with Ladle, c. 1983
This is such an interesting story. Bottger was imprisoned for years by the monarchy, originally to discover how to make gold, but eventually to discover the secret of porcelain (which had been achieved in China hundreds of years earlier, but was a mystery elsewhere). Pretty neat, eh? #racheldecondeceramics #porcelain #history #alchemist #ceramicshistory