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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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revisit and refresh

November 3, 2017by carys davies Leave a comment

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 […]

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sprig

cross-pollination

October 26, 2017by carys davies 7 Comments

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 […]

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porcelain stack

wonders and dangers

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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 […]

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experiments with sprigs

April 7, 2017by carys davies 3 Comments

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 […]

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video killed the radio star

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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 […]

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the limits of cork lining

October 16, 2015by carys davies 3 Comments

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, […]

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backgammon token

wandering from the path

October 2, 2015by carys davies 2 Comments

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 […]

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plate

flatness

April 17, 2015by carys davies Leave a comment

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 […]

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words, words, words

April 3, 2015by carys davies Leave a comment

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 […]

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