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Kiln Fired Art Blog- My conflict between perfection and the not so perfect.As I continue to learn how to throw pots on the wheel I have come to realise there’s conflict going on in my head. I’m sure anyone who throws pots will, like me, be striving for perfection. I am loving … Continue reading →
- Scafell Pike via the easy routeI thought you might like to take a walk with me up Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England, but I warn you this is a picture heavy blog post. The weather was perfect during the week for a walk … Continue reading →
- The Last Days of a WW1 SoldierThe Last Days of a World War 1 Soldier Today; the 14th July 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the death of my Great Grandfather Lance Corporal Charles Robert Nicholson. I am marking the day with this post, and documenting … Continue reading →
- My journey into Raku firing begins.When I lived in Wiltshire I signed up for a raku course which was cut short after only one week. This sparked (sorry about the pun) my desire to make raku pottery and I treasure the bowls I glazed and … Continue reading →
- A Day Out – Barter Books and Cragside HouseI’ve had a few days break in Northumberland, staying in Alnwick, which is probably most famous now for the gardens and castle; also Barter Books which is a huge secondhand bookshop housed in the old railway station. There is a … Continue reading →
- My conflict between perfection and the not so perfect.
Tag Archives: hand built ceramics
A busy June
I’m not sure where the month of June has gone, we did have a week away, and I had commission work to catch up on when I returned, but looking back I think I have actually achieved an awful lot … Continue reading
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Tagged ceramics, fused glass jewelery, hand built ceramics, ikebana bowls, kiln fired art, raku pots
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Bringing the countryside inside with my ceramic lamp base and coasters.
I decided to make some ceramic pieces for my new bedroom, I wanted to bring the countryside inside. I love cow parsley, even before it was everywhere in the craft world I was painting it. I picked some on a … Continue reading
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Tagged clay fossils, coasters, cow parsley, hand built ceramics, kiln fired art, kintsugi, lamp base, wabi sabi
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