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nadder, ebble, wylye

September 2, 2016by carys davies 3 Comments

I’m getting ready for the Salisbury Contemporary Craft and Heritage Festival, coming up on the 7-10th September.   I love arriving in Salisbury: I can see the spire, it looks […]

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critical journal, n
Art in Action 2015

new year, ready or not

September 4, 2015by carys davies 2 Comments

September is the start of the new year, for me. Before going back to college, it was Jan 1st, as my job was very results-oriented, and if you had ‘made […]

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critical journal, n
porcelain pot

not making: all the other stuff

March 6, 2015by carys davies 10 Comments

There’s a myth that ‘artisans’ let alone ‘artists’ spend all their time making. Van Gogh, out every day sketching and painting. Gaugin, on his island paradise. No story is made […]

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critical journal, making pots, n
pots in the workshop

new year, new pots

January 23, 2015by carys davies 2 Comments

I’m back in the workshop after my textile Christmas, starting with making to replace stock sold.   I’ve also made a dozen bowls, for a commission. They are to be […]

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critical journal, n

nantgarw reviewed on TV

July 3, 2014by carys davies 2 Comments

A quick post – there’s an item on the Welsh S4C Show Prynhawn Da (‘Good afternoon’) about the Nantgarw White Gold exhibition, and about my work in it. It’s be […]

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critical journal, making pots, n

Contemporary Nantgarw/ Nantgarw gyfoes

June 13, 2014by carys davies 1 Comment

My talk last week at Nantgarw went well – the exhibition looked really great, and best of all, it felt like home, even down to the welshcakes. Many thanks to […]

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critical journal, making blogs, making pots, n

new pots, new cabinets

March 21, 2014by carys davies 4 Comments

The ebb and flow of work means some weeks nothing is quite finished. I’ve found it’s always better to write about things I’m doing now, but that means some things […]

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critical journal, making pots, n
old look of blog

new responsive look

February 13, 2014by carys davies 2 Comments

Today it’s goodbye to the old look for this blog! All the same content is here, but it’s more visible, with more and bigger pictures. The most important reason for […]

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critical journal, making blogs, n
porcelain pots

new work for the Eisteddfod…

February 1, 2013by carys davies 4 Comments

Just out of the kiln is the final work I’m getting ready for 2013 competitions. It’s always hard with new work to tell if it’s any good. I like to […]

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critical journal, making pots, n, poetry
image of inside of new kiln

new year, new kiln

January 25, 2013by carys davies 7 Comments

I managed to buy a kiln just before Christmas, through the extremely helpful Kevin Sparrow. It’s a lot more complicated buying these than you might think: there’s at least five […]

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