I will wait for the birch wood
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 […]
Tag Archives: ceramics
more sprigs
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! […]
the expanded field
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 […]
sunny sussex days
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 […]
watch this.. craft in commerce
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 – […]
show season
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 […]
Open Studio virtual tour
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 […]
the unknown Billingsley
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 […]
inscriptions as inspiration
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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