Thrown GE222 extra white stoneware vase with an unglazed area revealing the clay — GE222 · first fired pieces

Series 221 · GE222

Stoneware
Extra white.

White, at the heart of the clay.

GE222 is the smooth extra white stoneware clay in Series 221. Prepared in Saon, Normandy, this body contains no added grog and comes in 10 kg blocks for throwing and handbuilding. Discover its character through the first pieces made by Ceramic Factory.

PreparationSmooth

Added grog0%

Packaging10 kg block

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01 · The colour of the clay

A closer look at the material.

To appreciate the colour of a clay, look at its unglazed areas: the foot, a rim or an exposed section. Glossy surfaces also reflect the glaze and the surrounding light.

Cylindrical GE222 piece with bare clay beside a glazed surface — 01Bare clay and glaze on the same piece.

One clay, several perspectives

Bare clay. Light. Glaze.

GE222 reveals itself through contrasts within a single piece: the softness of an unglazed area, the throwing marks and the sheen of a glazed surface.

These photographs preserve the nuances present during the shoot. The clay and glazes retain their colour and texture.

Explore the first pieces

Close-up of a GE222 vase surface, throwing marks and material nuances — 02The nuances of the surface, up close.

The photographs offer an impression of the fired appearance. Lighting, screens, glazes and firing cycles affect the perception of white; these images are not a colour measurement.

02 · GE222 on the wheel

From shaping to the fired piece.

Before the finished piece come the raw clay and the maker’s hands. These workshop photographs show GE222 during throwing, before drying and firing.

Vase being thrown from unfired GE222 clay in the workshop — A GE222 vase takes shape on the wheel.

Hands working unfired GE222 on a pottery wheel — The raw piece held in the hands is GE222. The yellow bowl and background pots are part of the workshop setting.

Small unfired GE222 form thrown off a hump of clay — A small GE222 form, thrown off the hump.

At the wheel: Baptiste MACÉ · Ceramic Factory. @magiqueceramique

The colour of raw clay does not establish its whiteness after firing. Fired pieces are shown in the gallery below.

10 kg block of GE222 in its packaging — GE222 · 10 kg block packaging

GE222 · Series 221

In 10 kg blocks.

GE222 is a smooth clay body with no added grog, supplied in 10 kg blocks for throwing and handbuilding.

View the fired pieces

03 · First impressions

White lets the form speak.

Thrown volumes, facets and glazes: a first selection of GE222 pieces, photographed in their workshop surroundings.

Small GE222 vase with an unglazed base and coloured glazes around the neck — 03Clay and coloured glazes.

Thrown GE222 cylinder with alternating unglazed and glazed areas — 04An unglazed area reveals the clay.

GE222 piece with a faceted foot and a glossy upper surface — 05Relief shapes the light.

Ceramic Factory pieces · Baptiste MACÉ and Gilles LEPETIT. @magiqueceramique · @lepetitpotier

04 · Within Series 221

GE221 & GE222. Two references, two intentions.

GE221 remains the established white stoneware clay in Series 221, with its different preparations. GE222 offers a distinct option: smooth extra white stoneware clay.