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Hello there, hope you had a sunny weekend. I have a question for you. I am going to use an image from the 1939 film of Wuthering Heights for a mug - but I can't decide which of 2 quotes to use. Which do you prefer? ... See more

Finally - a sunny day!!! Here are some sunny yellow pieces to celebrate

Sunshine and showers here today - it must be April!
I have added a few new pieces to my Etsy shop 😀

Morning all! I am excited to announce that I have a brand new website. I am really pleased with it - it has links to all my social media and gives a good overview of my various designs. The url is http://www.janeboothceramics.co.uk/

If you would like to hear about my latest designs and offers, you can easily sign up to be on my Mailing List.

To celebrate my new website and to say 'thanks' I am offering 10% discount to my facebook followers, until the end of April.
Here is the link to the coupon code https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JaneBoothCeramics?coupon=NEWWEBSITE10 ... See more

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I have been working on another design for a Wuthering Heights mug. I think I am going to use this quote and picture. The picture is adapted from a still from the 1939 film, which starred Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon. They took rather a lot of liberties with the story, but it is seen as a film classic. ... See more

Un immense merci pour cette merveille qui est de loin la plus belle pièce de ma collection 😍😍

Good morning! I've just added two new Jane Eyre mugs to my Etsy shop. I do two different Jane Eyre designs now - well it is my favourite book!

Hello! Hope everyone had a good Easter break. Exciting news - I have just added the first of my Outlander Official Merchandise ring dishes to my Etsy shop (link above).
I have called them ring dishes, but they could also be used as a trinket dish, soap dish or even a mini plate to go with your Outlander mug?!
Here are a few pictures..... ... See more

Looking forward to a nice break over Easter? Hopefully Spring will return by the weekend. Here are some Spring pinks and greens. All these pieces are currently in my Etsy shop.

Morning all! I am excited to announce that I have a brand new website. I am really pleased with it - it has links to all my social media and gives a good overview of my various designs. The url is http://www.janeboothceramics.co.uk/

If you would like to hear about my latest designs and offers, you can easily sign up to be on my Mailing List.

To celebrate my new website and to say 'thanks' I am offering 10% discount to my facebook followers, until the end of April.
Here is the link to the coupon code https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JaneBoothCeramics?coupon=NEWWEBSITE10 ... See more

Hello! Hope everyone had a good Easter break. Exciting news - I have just added the first of my Outlander Official Merchandise ring dishes to my Etsy shop (link above).
I have called them ring dishes, but they could also be used as a trinket dish, soap dish or even a mini plate to go with your Outlander mug?!
Here are a few pictures..... ... See more

The last stage of making my Outlander mugs and bowls, is adding the ceramic decals, which are fired on top of the glaze - making a total of 3 firings for each piece.

Having a license from Sony Pictures, means I can use the official photos and quotes from the TV series. Each design I make has to go through a long approval process, including sending samples to Sony in the US,before I am allowed to sell them.

To make the transfers, I manipulate photos online to get the effect, colour and shape I want. I then get the designs made into ceramic decals (transfers) by a specialist company. I have to squeeze as many pictures as possible onto each sheet as they are very expensive. Here is a sheet I sent off to get made into decals. ... See more

This is a batch of Outlander mugs after their (second) glaze firing, during which they are heated to 1110 centigrade. Finally the transfers can be added, which are fired onto the glazed pieces, which will then be dishwasher safe. ... See more

I've got a busy few days before Easter. I will be packing up a delivery of Outlander mugs for Glencoe Visitor centre and finishing off more mugs for a delivery to Culloden. Both sites are run by National Trust Scotland The National Trust for Scotland ... See more

So... the next stage after biscuit firing, is applying the transparent glaze. Here are a few photos showing this process. First glaze is poured into the mugs and then quickly and evenly emptied. Then the outside of the mugs is dipped into the glaze for 3 seconds. When they have dried for a few hours, the glaze firing is done, to a higher temperature of 1110C. ... See more

These Outlander mugs have just had their first 'biscuit' firing. Next step is applying a transparent glaze. You can squash pots in for this first firing, but in a glaze firing they musn't touch or they will fuse together! Not what you want at all 😮😕 ... See more

Here are some mugs that have been 'slipped'. Each one needs several coats. They will be brighter colours when they are fired.

So today I'm turning the mug bases and making and fixing handles. The mugs then have to dry to leather hard consistency, when I will paint them with coloured 'slips' (liquid clay) .

I've been throwing Outlander mugs the last couple of days. Now I have to let them dry out enough so that I can 'turn'(shape) the base and then make and apply handles.