Details
| First Name | Kate |
| Last Name | Buttery |
| Nickname | katebuttery |
Social Media
| Website |
My Ceramics
| In the studio I like to do | Handbuilding, Sculpting, Everything to do with Ceramics |
| Clay body | Stoneware, Porcelain |
| Kiln Type | Electric Kiln |
| Kiln Atmosphere | Oxidation Atmosphere |
| Temperature | 1280°C |
| Glaze | I am currently set up for mostly stoneware glaze. Â Northcote Pottery’s Jade is a favourite. Â I love playing around with its volatility, and mixing it with other glazes, dirty sink water, sink sludge, and other materials to see what happens in the kiln. I am also experimenting with Midfire and Low Fire glazes, and will have more pieces available in the future fired at these temperatures. |
| You can buy my work from | My website https://katebuttery.com.au and my wholesale agent https://www.trada.io/shop/kate-buttery |
About Me
| Introduction | Hello I’m Kate. Â I’m from Melbourne, Australia. I make handbuilt pieces mostly fired to stoneware temperatures. Â I am in the early stages of my practice, and am interested in developing my work into pieces with more sculptural forms with more sophisticated surfaces. |
| What I Love about Ceramics | I love being able to do just about anything with clay! |
| How I started with ceramics | A friend was doing some drop in workshops, and put a piece of clay in my hands one weekend. Â You know the rest of the the story… |
| What inspires me | I’m inspired by:
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| What I'm working on at the moment | After attending some Zoom classes in 2020 with Liz Zlot Summerfield and Naomi Clement, I am trying to find enough time to apply their surface techniques and handbuilding techniques in to my work. Â It is a slow process, as life and the day job have a way of getting in the way! Â There are some hints of their influence in my new pieces, but oh for some creative development time to really get my teeth into it!! |
| Profile Type | Member |
