Crafts CouncilDirectoryPhilip Wilks CeramicsCraft potterKettering, EnglandWebsiteInstagramFacebookAboutInfoNewsVideosMy current work is mainly in porcelain, which is hand thrown and assembled. It is fired in an electric kiln and glazed using my own recipes. On some work, acrylic resist is used to create a deep relief surface-decoration which is filled with glaze, the platinum and gold lustres are applied by hand and fired to fix them. Finally, the crazing is stained. In 2010 I built a catenary arched gas-fired kiln and am now producing/developing soda-fired work.Focus:ceramicsCV:Download documentGallery inclusion21 March 2015Using Valentine Clays I have developed new work and am pleased that it has been selected for inclusion in their gallery. The 'Coral bowl' is also going to be fired in my next soda firing.The Undercroft, Norwich16 March 2018I am very pleased to have been selected to take part in, Anglian Potters Spring Selling Exhibition, from Friday 16th March to Sunday 1st April 2018. This is a return for Anglian Potters where the work of many potters will be displayed and sold.Coral bowlSoda KilnMellow vaseAboutMy current work is mainly in porcelain, which is hand thrown and assembled. It is fired in an electric kiln and glazed using my own recipes. On some work, acrylic resist is used to create a deep relief surface-decoration which is filled with glaze, the platinum and gold lustres are applied by hand and fired to fix them. Finally, the crazing is stained. In 2010 I built a catenary arched gas-fired kiln and am now producing/developing soda-fired work.InfoFocus:ceramicsCV:Download documentNewsGallery inclusion21 March 2015Using Valentine Clays I have developed new work and am pleased that it has been selected for inclusion in their gallery. The 'Coral bowl' is also going to be fired in my next soda firing.The Undercroft, Norwich16 March 2018I am very pleased to have been selected to take part in, Anglian Potters Spring Selling Exhibition, from Friday 16th March to Sunday 1st April 2018. This is a return for Anglian Potters where the work of many potters will be displayed and sold.VideosCoral bowlSoda KilnMellow vaseWebsiteInstagramFacebookProjectLidded vesselsProjectAlteredProject3-D PrintingProjectCoralProjectDishProjectSoda firedProjectPorcelain bowlsProjectTerracotta
Gallery inclusion21 March 2015Using Valentine Clays I have developed new work and am pleased that it has been selected for inclusion in their gallery. The 'Coral bowl' is also going to be fired in my next soda firing.
The Undercroft, Norwich16 March 2018I am very pleased to have been selected to take part in, Anglian Potters Spring Selling Exhibition, from Friday 16th March to Sunday 1st April 2018. This is a return for Anglian Potters where the work of many potters will be displayed and sold.
Gallery inclusion21 March 2015Using Valentine Clays I have developed new work and am pleased that it has been selected for inclusion in their gallery. The 'Coral bowl' is also going to be fired in my next soda firing.
The Undercroft, Norwich16 March 2018I am very pleased to have been selected to take part in, Anglian Potters Spring Selling Exhibition, from Friday 16th March to Sunday 1st April 2018. This is a return for Anglian Potters where the work of many potters will be displayed and sold.