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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.
Different ceramic waste streams are used to create variations in colour, texture and pattern.
Bone china factory, Stoke on Trent.
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.
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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