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The Fiery Beacon Gallery |
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Contemporary art and crafts in the Cotswolds |

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Smoked fired ceramics
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Bridget Arnold |


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Bridget’s inspiration comes from nature, from animal markings, and the marks of our fingerprints. She hand builds her pieces from white stoneware and “T” material. Each piece is lovingly burnished with a silver spoon to create a smooth tactile surface. The pieces are smoke fired allowing the still porous clay to absorb the smoke. Resists are used to stop smoke entering certain parts and so create the pattern. Each piece is unique because of the random nature of the process. |