60 second video introducing me and Grit.
A short 30 second vid, showing the sequence of making a big tableware bowl. From coning up the clay to opening, pulling and shaping with the kidney tool. Shot on my iPhone, edited in Adobe Premier Pro.
Making porcelain slip from waste porcelain greenware.
Sequence of making a Grit mug. From throwing to the final glazed object. Filmed on an iPhone and edited in Premier Pro
After the first fire comes glazing. This part of the process has various methods of application. The most simple is dipping. Here, I am glazing bowls in white glaze. Filmed on my phone and edited in Premier Pro.
Trimming bowls by removing clay from the base and adding a foot. The foot is there to reduce surface contact on the table and to hold onto whilst glazing. This is a sequence filmed on my phone and edited in Final Cut Pro.
Styling exercises. I'll have a side of sides please.
The selection of product you see is graft, mistakes, experience and small victories.
A collection of outsole design ideas from the past. Anatomical design matched with the brand aesthetic and an ever decreasing timeframe.
I tried developing this outsole in Mexico. It wasn't so much a failure, more a radical experience in negotiation. It did not make it into production.
Many hands around the world make our products.
One week at Slem was opportunity enough to speak with some pioneers of sustainability and try a new process outside of the day job.