Dan Chapple

Dan’s workshop and home is in Cornwall near the picturesque Tamar Valley.
His work is all raku fired with a slip resist. The slip resist technique involves applying a layer of clay slip between the pot and the raku glaze. The work is then fired until glowing hot before being taken from the kiln still glowing hot and plunged into wood shavings and sawdust. Each piece is allowed to cool slightly before covering completely, the rapid cooling causes the glaze to craze and results in carbon penetrating through the crazing onto the body of the pot. The clay slip prevents the glaze from bonding to the pot allowing it to be taken off once cooled. Each pot then has to be polished to show the smoked crackle effect.

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