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- Finding Inspiration On HolidayThere’s always inspiration to be found at the coast, I took these photos on holiday in Sorrento at Marina Grande. At the time I had big plans to develop some sketchbook work from them, to hopefully lead onto something more. … Continue reading →
- Working With The SeasonsWere has January gone? I have to say I’m glad to see the days starting to get a little longer, and signs of Spring are to be seen in my garden. The birds are pairing up and the snowdrops are in … Continue reading →
- An encounter with a headless woman, holding a pig!Now I have your attention…….. We managed a walk along the river mid week as the weather was dry. The ground was what I would call claggy, I think I brought back half a field stuck to my boots. This … Continue reading →
- Finding Inspiration On Holiday
- My jewellery for sale
- My bottle shop
- My kiln fired art shop
- Pieces for an exhibition, and the great outdoors.
- Bespoke flattened bottle- a wedding momento
- Silverclay impressions
- Surprise when I opened the kiln
- Painting with sugar syrup
- Pieces for an exhibition, and the great outdoors.
- Bespoke flattened bottle- a wedding momento
Tag Archives: ceramics
Ceramic Wall Art in time for Christmas!
We braved the cold weather earlier this week to have a raku firing. It was cold but bright and most importantly there was little wind, which helps the firing process, but also we managed to stay warm. I had lots … Continue reading
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Tagged ceramics, kiln fired art, raku butterfly, Raku hare, raku leaves
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New Ikebana Bowls and Succulent Planters
I have ceramic pieces drying all over the studio, they all need to be bisque fired, glazed and fired again before I can get them in my shop. I have changed my production method slightly, the bowl part is wheel … Continue reading
Chatsworth – mixing the old and the new
I have visited Chatsworth three times now and each time I learn something new from this incredible house. It’s been a while since my last visit but my favourite artworks were still there. What blew me away this time was … Continue reading
Raku bowls hot out of the kiln this week.
Finally the weather was perfect last week for a couple of days of raku firing. The firing is done outside and you have to stand around whilst doing it so it has to be a fine day, it’s not something … Continue reading
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Tagged bowls on Etsy, ceramics, clay bowls, colourful pottery, kiln fired art, raku bowls
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Art Elements May Challenge – Tide Pools
When I saw the theme for the May challenge on Art Elements I was very excited, you might say obsessive as I thought of nothing else for 3 days. Then we went to Liverpool which gave my brain a rest. … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Crafts, ceramics, kiln fired art, textiles
Tagged Art elements challenge, ceramics, kiln fired art, rockpools, textiles, tide pools
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New Stoneware Bowls
It’s been a long winter this year, feels like I have been stuck inside for months. But I have been planning new work and dreaming of holidays by the sea. I should also confess to drinking wine by the log … Continue reading
Posted in ceramics, kiln fired art
Tagged ceramics, handmade, handmade bowls, kiln fired art, kilnfiredart, seaside ceramics, stoneware bowls, tableware
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I’m glazed over!!
It’s been a very busy week of glazing and firing. Also, I started out doing the last week of Dionne’s Drawing for Textiles course but I broke all my felting needles, the textile techniques came to a halt so I … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Crafts, ceramics, kiln fired art
Tagged ceramic beads, ceramics, handmade beads, kilnfiredart, raku bowls, raku ceramics
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A week of finishing off and preparation
Not much to blog about this week, it’s been one of preparation to get ahead and finishing off stuff. I’m thinking about my spring events, I made a list ( I love making lists) of what stock I have left … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Crafts, ceramics, kiln fired art, textiles
Tagged ceramics, drawing for textiles course, kiln fired art
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What day of the week is it?
Since the turn of the year I seem to have my days all mixed up, I think because I’m not going to the gym (since OH’s accident) I have lost my ‘yardstick’ for measuring the passing of the days. Before … Continue reading
5 Highlights of 2017
I got a wheel … Continue reading
Posted in days out, kiln fired art, walks
Tagged 2017 review, ceramics, kiln fired art, Lake District, Norfolk, walking
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