Every piece of
pottery is handmade by us in the workshop. It is thrown on the wheel, handled and then left to dry for at least four days.
It is cleaned and the famous Ewenny Pottery signature is handwritten on the bottom of the pot. Once there is enough pots for
a kiln, it is packed and fired to 1000oC, electric kilns are used and it takes about two days from firing up, reaching
temperature, to cooling.The pot is then ready to be glazed. A glaze is a liquid made from clays, stone and
oxides. The making of glazes and its application although looks easy is a highly skilled job. Alun has continued to
develop a range of glazes that are uniquely Ewenny, he dips it in one glaze and splashes on another. The glazed pots are put
back into the kiln for a second firing this time to 1120oC for another two days. The glazes melt together to form the
famous mottled decoration.
The pot is now
ready to be sold in the shop adjoining the workshop. The whole process takes a minimum of 4 weeks and commissions
6 weeks.
