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 […]
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 […]
I’ve been trying hard to experiment and develop new work this year. Of course, it’s when I stop doing that, relax, and revisit old favourites that the pots really […]
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 […]
I’ve had the luxury of a good sort out and spring clean in preparation for this year’s Artists’ Open House. It’s hard to look at your work while you’re in […]
I’ve been working hard over the last few months, refining current work, and making more, having managed to fix my kiln through my own efforts (electricity isn’t that frightening…) Spring […]
I’ve been trying for a while to get moving image of throwing to use online. It’s quite hard to do. What point of view is best? How can you see […]
Proust famously had his bedroom cork-lined to keep out the noise of his neighbours. Eric Packer, in DeLillo’s Cosmopolis, has his limo cork-lined, too. I’ve been musing that focus, […]
Radio 4 reported on research into how the brain does creativity last week. Mostly, the brain tries to get answers as quickly as possible – it takes the fastest, shortest […]
Flatness is one of the new big things in designing for the Internet. Flatness in art was one of the really big ideas in the 60s, championed by the critic […]
Working with clay, you have to get used to delays. You can’t just start making something and carry on until it’s finished. The clay has to be worked on […]