coptic journals
**STOP PRESS** Christmas Open Studio is Sat 1 Dec and Sun 2 Dec at Parade Mews more I have many ‘journals’ – or ‘day books’, maybe. For recipes, for glazing, […]
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culling and context
I’ve been turning out my shelves, ready for Open Studios in a couple of days (invitation here). Trying to decide what is ‘current work’, what is ‘archive’. What to keep, […]
cross-pollination
I’ve been making sprigs with the evening class I teach at Parade Mews Pottery. I went through my oddments and old 1980’s jewellery for objects that might make a good […]
collaboration and cross-fertilisation
I went to a seminar on collaboration and partnership this week. Vanda Campbell’s blog has a great write up and images from it. There was a very diverse mix of […]
care and mistakes
This week I managed to completely miscalculate a glaze recipe, despite checking the total still added up correctly. Somehow x+y+z=100, but 2x +y/2 +z/2 also =100 (to simplify the check). […]
colour in the world of light
I use glazes the colour of the sky and the sea a lot. Recently, I’ve been developing more glazes in the white/grey/blue spectrum. This was a Chinese obsession too – […]
chess sets and open studios
** Stop Press** Open Studio Sat/Sun 6/7 Dec 11-5 at 23 Parade Mews. The Ruh glassblowers will be open too ** I’m casting a chess set for my nephew […]
cool tools
Another digital flip-flop for you: a book that started out as a website. Cool Tools: A catalog of possibilities came out in 2013, was #15 on Amazon in the US, […]
craft & design
I’ve just sent a new batch of work for the first exhibition of the year at Oriel Mostyn Gallery in Llandudno. They are mostly On The Horizon with a mix […]
christmas knitting, now it’s no secret
I hope you are all recovering from Christmas and the New Year celebrations. I’m getting ready for 2014, planning new ceramics but also perhaps looking for new opportunities. Escape the […]
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