Melanie Hopwood Ceramics http://melaniehopwood.co.uk Melanie Hopwood Ceramics Website Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:16:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 More splattering… http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2012/02/more-splattering/ http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2012/02/more-splattering/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:12:38 +0000 Melanie Hopwood http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/?p=482 Getting some lovely effects combining, layering and splattering glazes in different combinations. This porcelain donut pendant glazed with turquoise and purple glazes and bronze pigment (manganese and copper) has worked out particularly well I think. Soon to be available on my Rockfin jewellery site, at the moment available direct from my studio and The Hearth Cafe.

]]> http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2012/02/more-splattering/feed/ 0 New bracelet designs http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2012/02/new-bracelet-designs/ http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2012/02/new-bracelet-designs/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:04:39 +0000 Melanie Hopwood http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/?p=457 Been trying out some new bracelet designs combining my handmade porcelain beads with glass and some of my chunkier tube beads with satin cord. These ones are available direct from my studio & in The Hearth cafe at the mo.

]]> http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2012/02/new-bracelet-designs/feed/ 0 Back to the studio http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2012/01/back-to-the-studio/ http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2012/01/back-to-the-studio/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:53:29 +0000 Melanie Hopwood http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/?p=452 Been finding it hard to motivate brain and body after switching off over the festive period but it’s actually been great to get back into the studio this week, see my fellow artist friends and have a catch-up.

Studio now cleaned up after Christmas craziness and have been knuckling down glazing 200+ tiles that the lovely children at St. Charles School in Gosforth made and painted. That kiln is going to be hot, hot, hot over the next few weeks…

]]> http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2012/01/back-to-the-studio/feed/ 0 SPLAT! http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/10/splat/ http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/10/splat/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:24:12 +0000 Melanie Hopwood http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/?p=443 Having fun experimenting with some new glaze combinations.
splat

]]> http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/10/splat/feed/ 0 Gorgeous Glazes http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/09/gorgeous-glazes/ http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/09/gorgeous-glazes/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:52:22 +0000 Melanie Hopwood http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/?p=389 turquoise and blue boxed pendantsBeen trying out some lovely new glaze combinations. Having a bit of a blue and turquoise phase. Think I must be dreaming of a seaside holiday as we bluster our way into Autumn…

]]> http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/09/gorgeous-glazes/feed/ 0 Rockpool Boulders http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/07/rockpool-boulders-2/ http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/07/rockpool-boulders-2/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:50:36 +0000 Melanie Hopwood http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/?p=351 These are the latest enclosed forms to incorporate Sue Spencer’s beautiful haikus:

layer upon layer
time may stop here
then move us onward

sea smoothed stone
caressed by time

Two Rockpool BouldersRockpool Boulder - double poolRockpool Boulder

]]> http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/07/rockpool-boulders-2/feed/ 0 Turquoise Cubes http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/06/turquoise-cubes/ http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/06/turquoise-cubes/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:13:08 +0000 Melanie Hopwood http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/?p=265 Turquoise Cube BraceletTurquoise Cube Earrings
Turquoise Cube Bracelet and Earrings, porcelain and sterling silver.

]]> http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/06/turquoise-cubes/feed/ 0 Cute pink earrings http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/06/cute-pink-earrings/ http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/06/cute-pink-earrings/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:04:57 +0000 Melanie Hopwood http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/?p=256 Pink Crater Earrings

Hand-made porcelain bead earrings on sterling silver ‘fish-hook’ ear-wires:

]]> http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/06/cute-pink-earrings/feed/ 0 Twist pendants http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/06/twist-pendants/ http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/06/twist-pendants/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:00:01 +0000 Melanie Hopwood http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/?p=243 Hand-made porcelain twist pendants on sterling silver snake chains: Two-tone turquoise and blue twist pendant Two-tone turquoise and blue twist pendant White Twist Pendant Two-tone pink and purple twist pendant Purple Twist Pendant

]]> http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/06/twist-pendants/feed/ 0 Twist earrings http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/06/twist-earrings/ http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/06/twist-earrings/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:25:51 +0000 Melanie Hopwood http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/?p=188 Hand-made porcelain twist earrings on sterling silver ‘fish-hook’ ear wires.

Two-tone twist earrings, turquoise and purple

Purple Twist EarringsTwo-tone twist earrings, pink and purpleTextured Twist Earrings, Blue

]]> http://melaniehopwood.co.uk/2011/06/twist-earrings/feed/ 0