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CHRISTINE BULL
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ABOUT CHRISTINEChristine has made pots ever since specialising in ceramics at teacher training college. In addition to her Cert Ed qualification, she was awarded the Licentiate of the Society Designer Craftsmen. She has now developed a new range of ceramics in her own studio. She feels abe to express her Christian faith through her pottery, by incorporating verses from scripture in her work. She designs pieces especially with this in mind. 
Her work is hand-thrown in earthenware. It is then hand decorated with wax overlaid with colour (mainly copper, iron and cobalt) on a tin-based white glaze and fired at 1100c C. Her other specialism is Raku. This work is made in porcelain and T-material to resist thermal shock. Christine has build her own kiln, fired by propane gas, in which pots are fired to 900 cC. At this point they are lifted from the kiln and placed in a container of sawdust which ignites on contact with the pots. The carbon which is produced creates black clay where exposed, crackle on the white glaze and red and green lustres. The work shown on this web site are examples only as all work is commissioned. Christine has exhibited at the Philip Jackson Gallery, Midhurst, and the New Wine Christian Conference, Newark, Nottinghamshire, and sells her calligraphy work at The Unity Bookshop, Petersfield, Hants, and at The Maltings Centre, Alton, Hampshire. FORTHCOMING EVENTS: Annual Exhibition - Farnham Arts Society 19th March - 29th March 2008. James Hockey and Foyer Galleries - University College for the Creative Arts, Falkner Road, Farnham, Surrey. Annual Exhibition Petersfield Arts and Craft Society - Petersfield Festival Hall, 23rd August - 30th August 2008 Petersfield, Hampshire PACS Potters Exhibition - Petersfield Physic Garden Gallery, High Street, Petersfield, Hampshire, 22nd -30th November 2008. Demonstration of throwing day - Unity Bookshop, Folly Lane, Petersfield Hampshire Saturday 22nd June 2008 More dates to follow through 2008 Christine is an exhibiting Member of the Farnham Art Society and Member of Petersfield Arts and Crafts Society 
Christine's work featured in the July 2006 edition of the Craftsman Magazine. Read the Craftman Magazine article. |
