Snowden Flood
Snowden Flood is an interior accessories designer based in a workspace/shop on the River Thames in London's Oxo Tower Wharf. Her work celebrates urban and rural landscapes through an ongoing exploration of the theme of souvenirs and keepsakes.
A little bit about how we make our ceramics and glass...
All our ceramics and glass are made in Stoke-on-Trent, otherwise known as "The Potteries" and traditional home to the ceramics industry here. We screenprint and fire in-house. People often ask how we get the designs on the mugs.... here's how:
- We screenprint the design onto waterslide transfer paper. It's like a fake tatoo!
- Cut around the design and dip it in water, the transfer will come away from the backing paper
- Carefully place it on the mug (or plate, or glass), gently smoothing it down. It helps if it's warm
- Smooth all the wrinkles out and make sure it's 'square' to the mug
- Get every bit of wrinkle, bubble or air out
- Smooth down the backstamp
- The mug is ready
- Into the kiln to be fired, this will change the colour and make it glossy and dishwasher/microwave proof
Looks really easy doesn't it?! Don't believe it for a minute, it's tricky! The ladies who do this are fast and accurate specialists!