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Ceramics Studio
A sneaky peek into behind the scenes, making, glazing, and processes, that go on in my home ceramics studio, here in Leicestershire UK
For more insights see my blog.
![Glazing at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_edb511ab6d7c4c86aedf0a3a53c50e4d.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_229,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/9b9955_edb511ab6d7c4c86aedf0a3a53c50e4d.jpg)
![Inside a glaze kiln ready to be fired at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_96f2c851bcb44d3497e0863e3df63232.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_233,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/9b9955_96f2c851bcb44d3497e0863e3df63232.jpg)
![Kiln firing at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_1d6b04ca079946579051bc3e999ef49a.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/9b9955_1d6b04ca079946579051bc3e999ef49a.jpg)
![Organising glaze test tiles, Katherine Fortnum Ceramics, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_fcc98b8a0ab24727b18415d95739cf1a.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_fcc98b8a0ab24727b18415d95739cf1a.jpg)
![Weighing glaze materials at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_ce17cc3e98a34b05869f8feb4612d530.jpg/v1/fill/w_76,h_57,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_ce17cc3e98a34b05869f8feb4612d530.jpg)
![Plaster mould making at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_d75eac1edeee44f7ad7798c870448745.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_45,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_d75eac1edeee44f7ad7798c870448745.jpg)
![Glazing workshop pieces at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_c395a63ccda24d76b5e5cc6da7331e80.jpg/v1/fill/w_78,h_59,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_c395a63ccda24d76b5e5cc6da7331e80.jpg)
![Glaze tests loaded into kiln at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_1103cf4d935149308a627a6b142989c9.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_1103cf4d935149308a627a6b142989c9.jpg)
![Opening an order of materials at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_811c8b36d15349a9b0724fa48cd8779d.jpg/v1/fill/w_79,h_47,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_811c8b36d15349a9b0724fa48cd8779d.jpg)
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![Inside a bisque kiln firing by Katherine Fortnum](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_684910046fe64ff0b08a2ff8cf5c4f18.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_684910046fe64ff0b08a2ff8cf5c4f18.jpg)
![Unloading the kiln! Natural sculptures by Katherine Fortnum](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_3aa23d3c0873412ca94c6eb1dbc4df9c.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_3aa23d3c0873412ca94c6eb1dbc4df9c.jpg)
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![Katherine Fortnum glazing in her Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_89f42155302e41879b3d56d894d82aee.jpg/v1/fill/w_241,h_313,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/9b9955_89f42155302e41879b3d56d894d82aee.jpg)
![Ceramic tools, at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_e5b728ece09a445b94bc3c794f955ce9.jpg/v1/fill/w_240,h_308,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/9b9955_e5b728ece09a445b94bc3c794f955ce9.jpg)
![Sneaky peak of new work by Katherine Fortnum Ceramicist, Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_25323b5a46b5418f86737f46ea8e2ee6.jpg/v1/fill/w_240,h_320,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/9b9955_25323b5a46b5418f86737f46ea8e2ee6.jpg)
![slip testing, katherine fortnum](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_1466aba778544ba2a36b4b86a12876f4.jpg/v1/fill/w_60,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_1466aba778544ba2a36b4b86a12876f4.jpg)
![Katherine Fortnum in her studio, Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_5ebb20a296c24425953257acd9c8d772.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_78,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_5ebb20a296c24425953257acd9c8d772.jpg)
![Sgraffito by Katherine Fortnum, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_b239610a4aec42d88b271381b34368f7.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/9b9955_b239610a4aec42d88b271381b34368f7.jpg)
![Katherine Fortnum creating a Ceramics sculpture in her workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_281bffd816a649dbad61d8235012503b.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/9b9955_281bffd816a649dbad61d8235012503b.jpg)
![Glazing ceramic sculptures and vases by Katherine Fortnum, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_227387ea52614a10be76f4c9ac1fcc07.jpg/v1/fill/w_320,h_240,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/9b9955_227387ea52614a10be76f4c9ac1fcc07.jpg)
![Glaze test tiles by Katherine Fortnum, at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_f8f6075adfad416cbe658e328302e723.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_f8f6075adfad416cbe658e328302e723.jpg)
![Sketching sculpture ideas by Katherine Fortnum](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_231d1fa05ebd4cc9b488a52882ec42b5.jpg/v1/fill/w_78,h_55,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_231d1fa05ebd4cc9b488a52882ec42b5.jpg)
![Inside a bisque kiln by Katherine Fortnum](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_11c112039f2a44af931395a52636df3f.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_11c112039f2a44af931395a52636df3f.jpg)
![Glazing at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_5ddc631b2f154a71bc70048a74d8bcbf.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_52,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_5ddc631b2f154a71bc70048a74d8bcbf.jpg)
![Katherine Fortnum weighing out glaze materials at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_ad0ebd78ccb549779f7951767715bcce.jpg/v1/fill/w_58,h_78,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_ad0ebd78ccb549779f7951767715bcce.jpg)
![Katherine fortnum ceramics - making process](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_b529931476d54421b33a9d4806bde193.jpg/v1/fill/w_60,h_85,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_b529931476d54421b33a9d4806bde193.jpg)
![Glaze making, by Katherine Fortnum](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_2b9e2817dda54fb684671fb1740ea5de.jpg/v1/fill/w_59,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_2b9e2817dda54fb684671fb1740ea5de.jpg)
![Piercing - Katherine Fortnum Ceramics](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_cdeebc2c1a0743e0b2723e57addaf58b.jpg/v1/fill/w_60,h_80,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_cdeebc2c1a0743e0b2723e57addaf58b.jpg)
![Plaster mould making at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_443ced40a524414ba23f16e9d460c0a0.jpg/v1/fill/w_77,h_58,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_443ced40a524414ba23f16e9d460c0a0.jpg)
![Sprig mould making at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_48d3e85ca1cc4b7d84be363884e19167.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_48d3e85ca1cc4b7d84be363884e19167.jpg)
![Glaze testing by Katherine Fortnum at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_cee89a4dd1d5408596a26b5cd05d8fdc.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_cee89a4dd1d5408596a26b5cd05d8fdc.jpg)
![Safety first when unloading a hot kiln! Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_3b40a2488b724078924c56300d55a37f.jpg/v1/fill/w_75,h_45,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_3b40a2488b724078924c56300d55a37f.jpg)
![Coloured slip making at Katherine Fortnum Ceramics Workshop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_6227c5840e504ca281e9b2711b679258.jpg/v1/fill/w_79,h_48,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_6227c5840e504ca281e9b2711b679258.jpg)
![Test tile making by Katherine Fortnum](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b9955_617c2b87c6f14b168554658c3a5622b1.jpg/v1/fill/w_80,h_60,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/9b9955_617c2b87c6f14b168554658c3a5622b1.jpg)
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A sneaky peek into behind the scenes, making, glazing, and processes, that go on in my home ceramics studio, here in Leicestershire UK
For more insights see my blog.