Bill McNamara
Born Scotland, 1948
Wedge Pot, 1982
Handbuilt and coiled stoneware
Purchased with support from the National Fund for Acquisitions, 1982
Museum number 1986-100
This piece has been made by pressing different pieces of stoneware clay into a mould, highlighting the textures with slips and oxides. The combination of intricate coils of clay with raw, rough pieces shows the many ways clay can be manipulated and the different surfaces that can be produced.
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