Val Marshall
Spinner and Ceramicist
Brooklands
Cross
Lane
Low
Bentham
015242
62512
Val has
been spinning for twenty seven or twenty eight years and is a former Member of The
Guild of Weavers, Dyers and Spinners gaining her professional
certification for spinning to the
highest standard from The Guild.
Val is experienced in spinning all manner
of fibres, natural fleece, acrylic, silk and cotton and even dog hair, her
finesse in drawing out the fibres to form into yarn is exceptional. Not only is
she hugely accomplished in spinning but
she knits, weaves and crochets too.
Val has
examples of her spinning and her workbooks as an exhibit at Farfield Mill, Sedbergh.
Val Marshall, Ceramicist
In 2001
Val took up pottery and has since become proficient in a number of different
processes.
Smoke Fired Pots are fired in a dustbin which is packed with sawdust and wood shavings. These
are then set alight at the top and after several hours the wood has all burnt
down, leaving the smoke patterned pots (see above left).
Copper Matt Pots are covered with a copper carbonate based
glaze and removed from the kiln using tongs at about 1,010 degrees Celsius.
They are placed on a bed of sawdust which ignites and is kept blazing for 2
minutes, after which a lid is then applied and they are allowed to cool
naturally.
Raku pots are first glazed and fired in a kiln to about
700 degrees Celsius. They are removed with tongs and placed in a container of
sawdust which immediately ignites. Next they are covered with more sawdust and
a lid is quickly placed over them and they are allowed to cool naturally.
Saggar pots are placed, together with oxides and
combustibles, in a saggar, which is a container with a lid. This is fired in a
kiln up to about 800 degrees Celsius and allowed to cool down without being
opened.
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