Titian Studio Pottery Blog

  'When rainbows turn rain into gold.' Black Stardust I’m not a potter, so can confess I know zilch about the wonders of creating, using and firing glazes, however, I'm super passionate about Titian Studio's decorative glazes. PB.104 - Black Stardust The stardust pattern shows as tiny gold spots and fine dribbles over a dark underglaze, then finished in clear glaze. The child in me feels it's reminiscent of a vase sitting outside, just as a rainbow passes overhead, turning rain spots into pure gold.  B.102 - Black Stardust Ceramic decorator Mary Baillie had been enticed to come out from England to work for Tom Clarke at Crown Lynn. She brought her mother out with her. After many years with Crown Lynn, she moved to Titian Studio in 1963 at Henderson. Mary brought with her the decorating techniques she’d learnt at Royal Doulton, such as lustres and golds. At Titian she was in charge of gold application, hand decoration and t he applying of transfers. Cam Jnr tells me ...

  Everyone has a story about how their collections started.  B.105 - Giant Clam Shell Vase (My very first piece of Titian) My Titian Studio story began when hubby and I were on holiday in Nelson. I found my Clam Shell Vase when I was having a poke around in a 'hold your breath' secon d hand shop. It caught my eye sitting in amongst a collection of other vases. Bending over awkwardly, so I didn't knock over a pile of stacked books with my bottom, I reached over the other vases to pick it up. Like all the other vases it was full of scratched saucers which I then had to find a space for. I carefully popped the saucers down beside me on the limited carpeted space where I'd been crouching. Finally, I was able to get a decent look at it.  It was stunning, even under the dust I could see the colours. I wanted it! The Titian Studio Ware sticker wasn't one I'd ever seen before. I don't mind stickers on pieces but since this vase only had numbering on the base it wo...