Ceramics by Robin McClelland

Curved Blade Girder sculpture, 36cm long, 20cm tall.

Girder Series

White slip with a warmer white underglaze and yellow and black underglazes etched back. £130

Textured, granular surface decoration.

Narrow Blade Sculpture with a Yellow Aperture.

Girder Series

This sculpture is 31 cm tall. SOLD

A Large Girder Sculpture measuring 39cm long and 21cm tall.

The Girder has a textured accreted surface with an underlying yellow stain, reminiscent of lichen..

The sculpture could be a focal point in an outdoor setting. £150

Untitled sculpture measures 40 cm long

A large deeply carved flask with layered glazes and a matt blue base.
It measures 30cm high, 20cm across and 9 cm deep.
£130

Torpedo Sculpture

Carved Rectangular Flask

Blue Sculpture untitled

Deeply carved, layers of glazing emphasizing the undulating flow of the grooves.

The sculpture is mounted on stainless steel rods set into an oak block, cut from an old beam.
£170

Deeply carved flaring sculpture, glazed in contrasting colours to emphasise the tiered removal of clay.

The sculpture measures 38 cm long and 33cm tall.
Suitable for outdoors.
SOLD

Axe head sculpture in a garden setting. Dramatic surface decoration and signature yellow aperture.

This imposing large garden sculpture has a coarse mottled surface designed to emulate pealing paint on a steel girder. Its twisted form in two sections allows it to be reconfigured in different position. The form displayed has it over hanging a block or pedestal.

An Axe Head Sculpture, positioned horizontally.

Twisted Girder Garden Sculpture

Small Axe Head Sculpture 1

Small Axe Head Sculpture 2

The axe head sculpture is a striking representation of strength and expression. Constructed from slabs of clay, this axe head has something of the appearance of a small bird! Is the yellow aperture really an eye?
It measures 28cm high. £120
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Measures 34cm long by 25cm tall. £150

The longer girder of the two measures 68cm. The sculpture is frost proof. £250

A smaller Axe Head Sculpture, measuring 30cm by 35cm. Constructed from slabs of clay, this piece reflects the traditional shape of an axe head while simultaneously transforming it into a work of art. It has a textured, pitted finish surrounding and emphasising the yellow aperture. £120

Horse shoe girder sculpture, suitable for outdoor siting.

Detail of surface decoration.

Large Horse Shoe Girder Sculpture

44cm x 44cm

Sturdy construction suitable for a focal point in the garden.

Measures 44cm x 44cm £250

Small Girder

Girder sculpture with grid 35cm long, 20cm high. Suitable for an outdoor setting. Underglazed surface decoration. SOLD

Axe Head Sculpture with aperture

Axe Head sculpture in stoneware is 31 cm tall.
The surface decoration is in yellow, black and white underglazes in dramatic swirls. The aperture is highlighted in a yellow gloss.
SOLD

Blade Sculpture in the Girder Series

Blade Sculpture- 33cm tall

Coarse texture, yellow, white and grey.

Grid marking highlighted in gloss stripe.

Suitable for garden setting.
SOLD

Pedestal with Hull Sculpture:
The transparent glaze highlights the sweeping brush strokes on the pedestal. The black fin slots into the equally black fissure dramatically integrating the two sections.
45cm tall. £190

Block Sculpture with three Apertures

Rectangular Block Sculpture SOLD

High gloss yellow apertures

Dramatic incised striations.

This large Moon Jar sits on a black foot and has a matching white collar. The thinly applied white glaze is reminiscent of a distressed and degraded white washed surface.The area around the collar is deeply textured and highlighted in both black and white underglazes.
It measures 30cm high and 28cm diameter. £130

A Large Moon Jar.

Rectangular Flask with thick clay and slip surface decoration

Flask, dry mat glaze, thick slip, 25cm tall £90

Black Vase with Abstract Seed Head

Black vase on a raised foot creating a shadow at the base.

Flask, thickly applied slip, 20cm tall £80 SOLD

A matt white glazed flask with thickly applied black applied slip, 25cm tall £90

An applied white, abstract, textured, seed head creates a dramatic contrast with the grey/black background as it projects from the surface. It is 27cm tall. £100

The ragged lips of the flasks are influenced by rusting metal cans.

Wrapped Vessels.

A thrown cylinder wrapped in a thin rolled and torn slab. SOLD

Sea Urchin Vessel

Black and white textured Sea Urchin vessel. £50

Asymmetrical Vessel with Blue Glaze

Asymmetrical Flask with iron oxide and blue volcanic glaze.

Hull Form with Yellow Markings

A smaller wrapped cylinder, the thin slab torn in places to give contrasting rough edges to the smooth curves. £50

White Fluted Bottles

Fluted Stoneware Bottles, 15cm tall £45

Approximately 30 cm tall. SOLD

23cm long, 15cm high
SOLD

Black, white and yellow underglazing

Thick slip applied to the black vessels providing a turbulent and dramatic pitted surface. SOLD

Black Vessels with thick Clay and Slip Relief.

A thrown vessel with torn slabs of clay spliced through it.

Altered Thrown Vessel

The white glazed vessel measures 30cm in height. £90

Large Girder Sculpture

Checker board grid, underglazed

Large Girder Sculpture 65cm long.Girder sculpture with grid

Suitable for an outdoor setting £200

Thrown Vessel 48 cm tall. Sold in aid of displaced Ukrainian citizens. SOLD

The Ukranian Shell.

Tall Vase

Tall Vase- 31cm, blue and white textured lower section with white glazing above the gallery ring. £110

Leaning Towers

The decoration on this bottle has been inspired by the bark on birch trees in Sweden.

Swedish Birch Influenced Vase

Two leaning forms, curving into one another-”Lovers”. Decorated with slip, underglazes and transparent gloss. The surface is etched into for additional texture. The tallest form 36cm high,£140SOLD — Two leaning forms, curving into one another-”Lovers”. Decorated with slip, underglazes and transparent gloss. The surface is etched in to for additional texture. The tallest form 36cm high,
SOLD

Birch Bark Bottle

The addition of layers of glaze and raw clay particles allow this interpretation.

SOLD and going to collectors in USA who love Sweden.

Tall textured ship shaped vase with rugged texture.

A dramatic prow reminiscent of a Viking long ship? £110

Pebble Dash Flask

Dramatic Rectangular Flask.

Coarse textural application of clay and slip to create a striking rugged black and white rectangular flask, 18cm tall, 22cm wide. SOLD

Textured Moon Jars,enhanced with clay aggregate for a gritty, tactile, textured appearance. they are 14cm tall.. £50 each.

Moon Jars

Two Square Sectioned Flasks

The fluted pattern on the white flask is highlighted with iron oxide. The black flask has flares of white underglaze with grass motifs. Both flask are 25cm tall. £85 each.

Coiled flagon form with banding”strata”, 20cm tall £60 SOLD

Textured Coiled Vessels

Deeply textured and marked vessel referencing strata layers in coastal cliff faces, 25cm tall. £90

Slip and underglaze surfaces with incised markings, 15cms tall. £50 each

The fluted clay shavings fell in curls, shaved from the rectangular flask.

Strange Companions

The clay curls, together with clay grit were used to add texture to the oval bottle, creating a crusteous surface. £50

The fluted flask £75

Black Flasks with Seed Heads

Two black flasks with seed heads incised in flashes of white slip and underglaze and hints of yellow.
£75 each

Slab Constructed Desert Citadel

Sand blasted white walls.

Golden dome catches the light.

32cm tall £200

Landscape tiles in white frames. The frames are 25cm X 25cm £45 each.

Black flasks with Seed Heads.

Black flask with white slip and underglaze, seed heads incised into the black clay.
£110

Black Flask in a textured black clay. Swirling brush strokes of white slip are incised with grasses and seed heads to dramatic effect. £90

A Moon Jar, coarse textured, yellow, white and black £50

Etched vessels, coarse textured, chalky white glaze- very tactile

Bottle with ribbed base and collar, coarse textured, black, white and yellow. £50

Two”onion”pots, the one in the background volcanic glazed. The one in the foreground cracked clay inlaid with black underglaze and then glazed with white satin, 13cm tall, £40. SOLD — Two Moon Jars, the one in the background volcanic glazed. The one in the foreground cracked clay inlaid with black underglaze and then glazed with white satin, 13cm tall. SOLD

A “clam” pot with a white volcanic glaze and green oxides and a blue lip.!2cm tall. £40 — A “clam” pot with a white volcanic glaze and green oxides and a blue lip.
!2cm tall. SOLD

Slab built architectural form - The Citadel. It is 31cm tall. SOLD

Slab built Architectural construction in the form of a Brutalist Fortress.

It has a grey base and a mat white glaze in the upper body. It could be a Brutalist fortress.

Or it could be a North African hill top village.

Square Platter

Square Platter using mixed black and white clay with a wax resist design. 25cm x 25cm. SOLD
This is an often commissioned item.

Japanese influenced Flask

Japanese influenced flask with falling water wax resist motif and removable “T” stopper, 27cm tall. SOLD

Rectangular Vessel

Rectangular Vase 32cm x 25cm Wax resist waterfall design. £70 SOLD — Rectangular Vase 32cm x 25cm Wax resist waterfall design. SOLD

Two fluted bottles finished in a chalky white matt glaze, 20cm tall, £50.

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Mixed Black and White Mixed Clay Bottles with fluted Surfaces, £50 each.

Small Black and White Bottles

Two small bottles made in a smooth black clay with a white slip and incised decoration. 13cm tall £30 each

Incised and glazed with memories of the spring time Norwegian Mountains.

Norwegian Flask

Sculpted and decorated with black and white underglazes with some areas highlighted with transparent gloss glaze. SOLD

Black clay and White Clay Bottles.

Black and White Bottles

The tallest is 28cm, £35-£50

Deeply carved tiles or trivets, with layers of glaze, 15cm square £40 each

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A vessel with four top slots.

A slab constructed vessel in black clay and white clay worked together giving a swirling cosmos appearance - 20cm tall SOLD

Asymmetrical Vessels

Flask constructed in two different clays creating striations on unglazed areas of the surface, 29cm tall SOLD

White satin background to bluecollar with hints of yellow. £90

The etched collar has great energy and movement in this design, 30cm tall.

Black Rectangular Flask

Black rectangular flask constructed in black chunky crank clay. Elliptical raised arcs are highlighted in white and yellow underglazes. The flask measures 18cm tall and 22cm wide. SOLD

Moon Flask in Black Crank Clay

The raised surface is decorated with a flourish of white slip and yellow underglaze it measure 27cm by 20 cm SOLD

Torpedo Sculpture

P1060424 (3).JPG — Torpedo Clay Sculpture on a steel stand, 36cm long, 22cm tall £120

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“Bulb” pot with underglazes and sgraffitto, 15cm tall, £45. SOLD

Rectangular flask in a dark clay with white slip, grasses etched into the surface. It is 26cm tall £90SOLD — Rectangular flask in a dark clay with white slip, grasses etched into the surface. It is 26cm tall
SOLD

Flask with a “Winged”stopper 26cm tall, SOLD

Volcanic glazed band around the flask. SOLD

Thrown bowl with incised seed heads SOLD

Brooding, swirling vase, 23cm tall.

Thick clay added with a pallette knife and highlighted with white slip and washed in a black underglaze.

Applied clay and white slip detail. — Applied clay and white slip detail. SOLD

P1060250+resized.jpg — Sweeping Flask, 33cm tall. The use of oxides and white glazes provide great energy in this flask. SOLD

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Hull form with keel and seed pod surface decoration. £50

Bottle with removable Hull Stopper
25cm tall £110

Black Clay Bottles with white slip and yellow underglaze decoration.
22cm & 18cm tall. £50 each.

Large Poppy Head Flask 30cm tall
£90

Blue fluted rectangular flask 20x18x10cm £90

Bottle with stopper An African influenced pot with a removable hull stopper; 23 cm tall. £110

Barrel Fired Vessel, 20cm tall with falling water etched grooves. SOLD

P1060202 (3)resize.jpg — Slip decorated Flask 29cm tall with visible brush strokes and grass in the wind markings. £70

Slip Decorated Flask

P1060207-resize (2).jpg — Mid-Winter Bottles. Surfaces covered in scratched back under glazes, 20cm tall £50 each.
Left SOLD

P1050668a+%282%29.jpg — Small Hull Form with overlapping seed pod decoration. £50

Flask with Lugs, 25cm tall with highly textured surface
SOLD

Swan Necked Vessel, the surface is decorated with applied transfers (decals). 33cm tall. SOLD

Small Hull II 13x8cm £40

Small Hull II 13x8cm £40

Hull with Funnel £50

Hull with Funnel £50

Volcanic Flask, 33cm tall. SOLD

Volcanic Flask, 33cm tall. SOLD

Small Hull 8x13cm £50

Small Hull 8x13cm £50

Rectangular Bottles SOLD

Rectangular Bottles SOLD

Architect's Block Construction 28cm tall £50

Architect's Block Construction 28cm tall £50

Large Discus - outdoor sculpture, 28cm across. SOLD

Large Discus - outdoor sculpture, 28cm across. SOLD

Six or is it Seven-Sided Pot, 17cm tall. SOLD

Six or is it Seven-Sided Pot, 17cm tall. SOLD

Hull form "Argo" £70

Hull form "Argo" £70

“Stick” handled vessels, £40 each

Pilgrim Flask

Black clay Pilgrim Flask.
White slip has been added to the scratched surface and yellow underglaze applied on top.
(25cm tall x20cm across)
SOLD

Candle holders, white and aquamarine glaze SOLD

“Stick” handled vessels SOLD

Two column candle holders, with candles SOLD

Candle holders with textured cups, SOLD

Hull with Yellow Fin £60

Hull with Yellow Fin £60

Hull with White Fin £50

Hull with White Fin £50

Small Tug 12cm tall SOLD

Small Tug 12cm tall SOLD

Grasses Flask - slip decorated and incised. , 18x19cm. SOLD

Grasses Flask - slip decorated and incised. , 18x19cm. SOLD

Vessel with funnel £50

Vessel with funnel £50

Large blue hull, 29cm across. SOLD

Large blue hull, 29cm across. SOLD

Square dishes with handles. SOLD

Square dishes with handles. SOLD

Flasks with Blue Volcanic Flashes 25 cm tall . SOLD

Flasks with Blue Volcanic Flashes 25 cm tall . SOLD

Tall bottle with decals, 33cm. SOLD

Tall bottle with decals, 33cm. SOLD

Vase with matt white and white volcanic. glaze, 30cm tall. SOLD

Vase with matt white and white volcanic. glaze, 30cm tall. SOLD

Ribbed vessel/vase 32 cm across, 17cm high. SOLD

Ribbed vessel/vase 32 cm across, 17cm high. SOLD

Mid-Winter Bottle 20 cm tall £50. In the background a tall vase constructed with mixed clays and decorated with white satin glaze and white volcanic glaze 30cm tall £70. — Mid-Winter Bottle 20 cm tall £50. SOLD
In the background a tall vase constructed with mixed clays and decorated with white satin glaze and white volcanic glaze 30cm tall SOLD

“Landscape” architectural vessel, 30cm tall SOLD

Large Ceramic Hull formed Sculpture. This large sculpture is suitable for outdoors and measures 51cm x28cms. £250

Large Garden Sculpture

Bottle and Anvil Form: An industrial “welded” bottle, 33cm high - £110.
A green square based anvil or arrow head sculptural form, 33cm wide x 23cm high - £90.