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: porcelain
revisit and refresh
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 […]
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 […]
wonders and dangers
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 […]
experiments with sprigs
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 […]
video killed the radio star
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 […]
the limits of cork lining
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, […]
wandering from the path
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
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 […]
words, words, words
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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