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I will wait for the birch wood

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Birch is the first tree to colonise cleared ground in ecological succession – at least in most of the UK (followed often by oak). The leaves are covered with small […]

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sprigged vase

more sprigs

April 28, 2017by carys davies 4 Comments

The Dulwich Festival Artists Open House brochure is out – look out for it around Dulwich & online here . I love that they have got the apostrophe correct!   […]

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tree monoprint

print and clay

June 10, 2016by carys davies Leave a comment

The weather has been great for making. A fresh breeze dries pots in a couple of hours, ready for turning, or adding slip, or writing. It’s great for drying out […]

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the expanded field

July 18, 2014by carys davies 1 Comment

New research in ceramic practice at the University of Westminster focusses on the relationship between ceramics and museums. The conference, Ceramics in the Expanded Field opened yesteday with a private […]

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Weald and Downloan Museum

sunny sussex days

June 27, 2014by carys davies Leave a comment

I’m recovering from my half-work, half-holiday in West Sussex. Littlehampton was full of fishermen and swans – both waking up to go out on the tide at 5am, but with […]

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Pastry swatch

watch this.. craft in commerce

May 30, 2014by carys davies 1 Comment

I’ve been running ceramic workshops alongside Kathrin Bohm‘s Contraptions exhibition at Peckham Platform. We’ve been spinning colour onto bought china plates using a whirler contraption. The results were great – […]

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porceain pot

show season

May 16, 2014by carys davies Leave a comment

Well, show season has started with a great first Artists’ Open House weekend for the Dulwich Festival! The virtual tour can now be supplemented by an image of me in […]

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art cards

Open Studio virtual tour

May 9, 2014by carys davies 7 Comments

Getting ready for Open Studios always includes a lot of procrastination for me. Some prep I’ve done too early – like washing the floor, now dripped on again. Some too […]

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painted plate

the unknown Billingsley

May 2, 2014by carys davies 2 Comments

Sometimes I buy early staffordshire handpainted softpaste cups- you can get them for a few pounds if they’re cracked. I buy them mostly in memory of William Billingsley, and to […]

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porcelain pot

inscriptions as inspiration

March 14, 2014by carys davies 1 Comment

Inspiration for new work sneaks up on me sometimes. Amy Christie, who used to sell at Covent Garden’s Apple market has opened a new gallery in Stockbridge in Edinburgh, with […]

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