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28.4.08 The big move was on the 1st. August last year. The kilns are set up, but not with help of a good friend David Fry . www.davidfryceramics.com
1.7.07 New Castle Delft is on the move. Watch
this space
As New Castle Delft prepares to move in to its 17th year, the business
faces its greatest challenge. The pottery will soon be relocating to Weardale
in County Durham. The workshop at Hoults Yard has closed and cleared out.
All the kit that I will need has been put in to storage whilst preparations
are made for the big move. This should be in early August 07. Watch this
space.
16th Nov.05: Josh Allen : Central Heaton Ceramics.
Congratulations to the English Cricket
team on winning back the Ashes
3rd Sept.
05 Changes at Hoults Yard
#17 All
the unit numbers have changed at Hoults yard, the home of New Castle
Delft. My workshop is now known as Unit 17
5.July 05 Ouseburn Heritage, Healthy
Walks. Maling Pottery
This walk visits the three sites that Maling occupied
in the area and finishes at what was claimed to be the largest pottery
in the world when it was built, many of the original buildings of
which still stand. We will be invited into a studio occupied by a
modern day potter where we will be able to see examples of items made
and used by workers at Maling. This studio visit involves climbing one
flight of stairs.
Ouseburn Heritage, have published their
Walks & Visits Programme 2005 (copies can be picked
up in local libraries and bars also from Ouseburn Resource
Centre 0191 230 3229 or Ouseburn Heritage Group 0191 261 6596)
As usual they will be bringing a party
of walker to the workshop on the evening of 5th July as
part of the Maling Pottery Walk.
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STUDIO EXHIBITION Ceramics and other works by: CHARLIE ALLEN
& DAVID FRY Opening 5th December for one month at Ceramics Studio Blackswan Courtyard 69 Westgate Road. Newcastle upon Tyne tel 0191 2617512 |
A tile in the Topkapi Palace Istanbul.17.8.04 Holidays are
over..........
The summer is over now the holidays just
sweet memories and digital photos that will never be printed.
I am back in the workshop after three weeks in the Republic
of Ireland. On the last day of work before the summer break I was able
to see the installation of the Bewicke Lodge Situttery. I will
upload a page on this site about this project very soon. .Click here
28 5.04
Ouseburn Heritage, Healthy Walks.
Ouseburn Heritage, have published their
Walks & Visits Programme 2004 (copies can be picked
up in local libraries and bars also from Ouseburn Resource
Centre 0191 230 3229 or Ouseburn Heritage Group 0191 261 6596)
As usual they will be bringing a party
of walker to the workshop on the evening of 6th July as
part of the Maling Pottery Walk.
| 8.12.03 Potter wins the Turner prize. Yesterday was a great day for the world of pottery. Grayson Perry won the 2003 Turner prize and went home with £20,000 to spend on his wife and new frocks for his alter ego Claire. Well done Grayson. http://www.graysonperry.co.uk/ |
BBC Flog it.
The programme was broadcast on 14th May,
in the afternoon, so who knows who managed to catch it. I did
tape it and was delighted to find that they chose not to
use my interview. I did find it a little embarrassing at the
time as I couldn't answer the presenters questions.
Helping out the BBC.
The beeb have been back in the workshop
over the past few weeks. They are training reporters to do
their own filming and sound, with nifty little sony cameras.
They needed subjects to do their magic on. I enjoyed it, I don't
think the trainees did.
Working out and about............Lindisfarne School.........NCCT...............Parkside School..............West Denton............
Lindisfarne School
I have been busy working out of the workshop
over the past few months. I have almost finished the work
at Lindisfarne Primary School in Gateshead. Next week I will
be building a low wall with bricks that the children have carved
and decorated, as part of their sensory garden project. ( photos will
be on this site just as soon as the job is finished) to see the photos click here
NCCT
I have also been working at the Northern
Centre for Cancer Treatment (NCCT) at the General Hospital,
Newcastle. I have been working on tiles for a bathroom on one
of the words and will soon start work on a panel for the gents
in one of the waiting rooms. I made the tiles and have been painting
them with some of the clients of NCCT as part of a project called
" ROOM FOR YOU" ( photos will be on this site just as soon as the job is
finished). to see the photos click here
Parkside School
Over the years I have been involved with
a few projects at Parkside. On this occasion we are making
five ceramic panels for a local retirement home Bewicke Lodge
in Howden North Tyneside. to
see the photos click here
West Denton Community Association.
A long-term project was completed the
other week, working with members of a day centre for the
elderly in the outer west of Newcastle. This was a very enjoyable
project that I was sad to come to the end of. Click here to see photos of this project.
Ouseburn Heritage, Healthy Walks.
Ouseburn Heritage, have published their
Walks & Visits Programme 2003 (copies can be picked
up in local libraries and bars also from Ouseburn Resource
Centre 0191 230 3229 or Ouseburn Heritage Group 0191 261 6596)
As usual they will be bringing a party
of walker to the workshop on the evening of 15th July as part
of the Maling Pottery Walk.
As always I look forward to see them and
answer some of their questions, also to have a little drink
with them.
Culture in Education Showcase.
I will be taking part in Culture in Education
Showcase. on Tuesday 24 June at Gateshead Stadium. The showcase
will be open to the visitors between 2pm and 6pm. Why not
come along and talk to me.
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Next week I will
be starting a new project at Lindisfarne School over
the river Tyne in in that hot bed of culture Gateshead. I will
be working with the staff and students to produce a series of art
works for a new sensory garden. 
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I see that you have a question regarding the rather dilapidated
but non the
less interesting red bricked
building with the decorative tiles in
Wincomblee, your news
article Tiles on the Tyne, 27th August 2002 refers.
Oddly enough we have been discussing the very same thing
on the Tyneside &
Northumberland Local History
Group at:
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/tyneside
We have established that the building was part of a
company called
"Wincomblee Brick and
Tile Works".
Best Wishes and Gan Canny
Marra
Steve Ellwood
Photo. by iMadge.2002 |
Aug 22nd 02
Walter Brayford goes it alone.
Walt, formerly of Acme Marl, Kiln Furniture
Supplies and later Dyson Ceramic Systems is setting up his
own small Kiln Furniture Company, specialising in studio potters,
colleges, schools and small orders. Walt, has always looked
after the needs of us small ceramic companies. He is now self employed
and his commitment is still there. New Castle Delft wishes Walter
all the best of luck in this new venture. To
contact Walter Brayford: Tel/Ans; 07817 040971: Fax; 01782 504422
or email walter@claylake.com
Aug. 19th.02
Photo of the Month Archive.
People have been asking to see photos
from past 'Photo of the Month' pages. From this month you
can, Just click on any links to Photo
of the Month Archive. Click here.
Aug. 15th 02 to the top of page
Filming the Maling white mice.
The Maling Collectors Society are very
busy making a film about the Maling Pottery.The film features
ex-Maling workers talking about and demonstrating engraving,
painting and casting.
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I think that the person who wrote this must have seen looking at my entry on the axis database.
May 02
Heaton Loses it's Pottery
Due to an outrageous rent increase by
Newcastle City Council, Heaton Adult Association at Trewitt
Road has had to close the popular HAA Pottery, which for many
years has provided pottery classes to people from all over the
region and has been a focal point for many local pottery enthusiasts
who over the years have turned mountains of clay in to wonderful
works of art. .For many of the students, the Pottery was more that
just a place to come together for pottery classes, it was a place
to socialize and meet friend. I know many people will dearly
miss the pottery and their link with many friends. I certainly will.(CSA
May02)
April02 to the top of page
TopTip from a satisfied
customer.
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Firstly I would like to say how delighted we are with our new tiles. From design through to manaufacture and delivery, we could not have wished for anything more than you provided. And our kitchen is now the envy of the entire Street! A tip for other customers: If you are tiling a wall with sockets / switches, the best method is usually to lift the socket face from the wall and cut the tiles so that the face just covers the cut edges. This will give a better finish than trying to cut around the sockets / switches. There should be enough slack in the wiring to do this without disconnecting any wires - but be sure to switch off at the mains before doing anything at all with electrical fittings! The problem arises when you try and screw the socket / switch faces back on - the screws will probably be too short, due to the thickness of the tiles. Screws up to 50ml are available in most DIY stores, but if you need longer ones go to a specialist electrical contractors suppliers. On Tyneside I found City Electrical Factors in Wallsend supply screws up to 3 inches long, which should be ample in most cases. Richard |
I always like to hear from customers and any body who has visited this
website. You can email me at charlie@newcastledelft.com or
leave a message on my Guest book on my
Home page.
I look forward to hear from you.
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Marion Robinson, pottery painter and engraver John Hughes. Marion died in December 01 and John in Febuary 02 |
Marion and John busy telling stories at Maling Collectors
Days at my workshop 
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NEW BOOK NEW BOOK NEW BOOK
0246 BLUE AND WHITE PAINTING ON CHINA AND CERAMICS/BLAUMALEREI AUF PORZELLAN UND KERAMIK £24.95 Hans van Lemmen & Guido von Martens, Callwey, Germany, 2001,
German and English parallel texts, boards |
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Check out the
work in Progress for the new Public Square in Byker Newcastle
Upon Tyne. click here for finished job
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The Maling Collectors Society collectors
day held at the workshop on 28th April
2001 was a great success. Around 40 collectors and Maling enthusiasts
attended to see Doug and Vi Spearman making slip cast pots
from maling moulds. Doug and Vi former worked at the Maling
Pottery. Also present at the workshop was John Hughes and Cecil Parker
engravers at the Maling Pottery. Cecil started work at the pottery
in the early 1920's. John aged 14 was apprenticed to Cecil
. John and Cecil both have fascinating tales to tell about a youngsters
life at the pottery. ( Maling Collectors Workshops)
For more information , .please contact.
The Maling Collectors Society. PO Box 1762 North Shields NE30
4YJ. www.maling-pottery.org.uk
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International Pottery Event
at New Castle Delft
We celebrated with oysters and Guinness, as the kiln was opened to reveal the first pots from a collaborative project with Chris Madge( iMadge ) and New Castle Delft. Since January this year we have been developing a series of chargers with raised centres based on pottery in the ' Museu de Ceramica ' Barcelona. The chargers were designed we think for sea food, we just had to see how they worked with plenty of delicious oysters. The Photo (left) is of Chris Madge, holding the first of the
chargers from the kiln looked on by Gitte Nijkerk visiting
from Holland.
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