Rory has been working in clay since 2018 , often using the local clay dug from the ditch by the studio.
This clay is a rough earthenware that can be fired to stoneware temperatures, when it begins to turn black. A white Shino underglaze is then put over the clay and scored through with the design, reinforced by a drawing in iron oxide.
Rory also uses the stark white of Porcelain as a basis for vessels worked on with drawings made from black iron oxide . He has also experimented with using porcelain as a surface for woodblock prints.
Local Stoneware, 30cms tall, 2021
Local Stoneware 30cms tall , 2021
Porcelain with Woodcut 11x8x12cms
local clay fired to stoneware with Shino and Iron Oxide. 15 x22 x11cms
Shino on local stoneware
Woodcut on Porcelain 20x9x9cms
Porcelain , 15cms high, 2021
Porcelain 12x8x15cms
Stoneware with Tenmoku glaze 9x15cms
Stoneware 12x16cms
Porcelain with Cobalt oxide decoration 9x9cms
Porcelain with iron oxide
Stoneware with Iron Oxide and cobalt oxide 25x13cms
Porcelain with Iron Oxide 19x9cms
Recent paintings from 2021
Oil and oil pastel on paper 20x15 cms
Oil on Canvas , 30x45cms
Oil on canvas 23x18cms
Oil on canvas 25x25cms
Oil on Canvas 33x40cms
Oil on Canvas 25x19cms
Oil on canvas 62x45
Oil on canvas 2021 62x45
Oil on canvas 2021 19x25cms
Oil on paper 70x45cms
Recent woodblock prints made for the exhibition at Anteros Gallery in Norwich.
Woodcut 75x45cms
Woodcut 42x42cms
Woodcut 70x45 cms
Woodcut 75x45cms
Woodcut 15x10cms
Woodcut 15x9cms
Woodcut 45x45cms
Many of Rory’s drawings are made in preparation for woodcuts or ceramic pieces. He often draws in ink on fine Chinese paper and then pastes this in reverse onto a woodblock so that the white areas can be cut out.
Ink on paper 30x25cms
Ink on Chinese paper 50x45cms
Ink on paper 30x40cms
Ink on paper 25x25cms
Ink on paper 25x30cms
Ink on Chinese paper 40x60cms
A small selection of prints made in the last five years.
A small selection of paintings from the last 5 years.
A small selection of ceramics made in the last three years.
