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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/485852/ME_Wave.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erKF7ca4zdL Robert Ball Rob Robert Ball Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:15:00 -0700 torso on plinths http://catherineballceramics.com/torso-on-plinths http://catherineballceramics.com/torso-on-plinths

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These are small torso and with the plinths are 23-25 cms approximately in height.

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]]> Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:17:00 -0700 Thrown pots http://catherineballceramics.com/thrown-pots http://catherineballceramics.com/thrown-pots

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These pots are made {thrown} on a potter's wheel 

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]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:05:00 -0700 Raku fired ceramics http://catherineballceramics.com/raku-fired-ceramics http://catherineballceramics.com/raku-fired-ceramics

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This is an example of my decorative raku-fired pieces

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Originally, sketching nudes help me bring reality and weight to my figurative ceramics but they've since become pieces of work in their own right.

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A selection of figurative work varying in height up to 45cms

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/481520/ME_Wave.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erGOUopMUG5 Robert Ball Rob Robert Ball Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:54:00 -0700 Preliminary sketches http://catherineballceramics.com/preliminary-sketches http://catherineballceramics.com/preliminary-sketches

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Examples of some loose charcoal sketches and studies.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/481520/ME_Wave.jpg http://posterous.com/users/5erGOUopMUG5 Robert Ball Rob Robert Ball Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:30:00 -0700 Ceramic sea creatures http://catherineballceramics.com/ceramic-sea-creatures http://catherineballceramics.com/ceramic-sea-creatures

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This magnificent scaled specimen is part of an ongoing series of mine. The close up shows the gloss coating I've been able to achieve after years spent perfecting a suitably aquatic texture and glaze.

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