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The Grogged Collection
The Grogged Collection is an ongoing project, exploring the use of ceramic waste as grog; an aggregate used in clay to improve stability and aid the drying process.
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Different ceramic waste streams are used to create variations in colour, texture and pattern.
Bone china factory, Stoke on Trent.
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Discarded seconds would usually be sent to landfill, along with single-use bone china 'setters'; placed on top of other forms to prevent them from warping in the kiln.
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Coloured bone china grogged slip on a bone china body.
Fired waste ceramic is ground down and incorporated into clay, acting as an aggregate and colourant.
© Esme MacGregor 2024
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