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make:shift and other mashups

November 21, 2014by carys davies 3 Comments

I’ve been watching the live streaming of the craft council’s make:shift conference. It’s been really great – I think I can see and hear better that I could if I […]

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making and buying?

October 3, 2014by carys davies Leave a comment

I’ve just sent out my autumn newsletter, listing my christmas shows (sign up here if would like to be on my email list.) It feels a bit commercial these days: […]

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deferred gratification

September 4, 2014by carys davies 2 Comments

Potters, more than some other artists, live in a world of deferred gratification. Especially with porcelain, you just don’t know what a pot will look like until it’s glaze fired. […]

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unreal objects, for a change

August 21, 2014by carys davies 3 Comments

I’ve been updating my website recently, with projects like imaginary tea sets. I try and say it with pictures over at my website, but I’ve been including more non-ceramic work […]

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grass, and green hills

August 14, 2014by carys davies 10 Comments

I’ve been scything in the Lee Valley – Walthamstow Marshes – recently, under the aegis of haystacks.net. Experienced scythers can cut faster than a strimmer: with the hay in its […]

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archiving and adding, images and stories

August 1, 2014by carys davies 2 Comments

I’ve been updating my website recently – creating archives, and adding projects from last year and this year. So far I’ve added oak ash and thorn and some animations. I’ve […]

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new pots, new cabinets

March 21, 2014by carys davies 4 Comments

The ebb and flow of work means some weeks nothing is quite finished. I’ve found it’s always better to write about things I’m doing now, but that means some things […]

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oak ash and thorn

February 28, 2014by carys davies Leave a comment

I’ve been eyeballing images, not making, this week. One of the difficulties of making 3D objects is that you have to photograph them for shows, galleries, and websites. And sometimes, […]

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