The Drive Back to the Future
I always view this epic drive from Southern Spain to England as back to the future because it is so like time travelling. I leave behind the village and the …
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The Commission
Can it really be over! The pair of commissioned jars is here, in their place, on the Messel tables. The process has been a dream, a drama and a battle …
The Closing Days of 2009
Wow I haven’t posted for ages; I have been grappling with the elements you see. The closing scenes in the studio were very dramatic, Christmas was incidental compared to the …
That Friday Feeling
I am beyond words with it all really. The kiln is on again, this time with the gold lustre (smells like a eucalyptus factory in the studio) the rays are …
Corals Close-up
The kiln has fired and is already on again today…..not sure I can keep this pace up! Close-up shown here of the coral ray which is waiting for a gold …
Ginkgo Plate for a Honey Pot
I am so busy in the workshop at the moment that I have hardly time to post this, but I feel I must put something up. This is a very …
Another Ray
A roundish ray in a square dish, carved into slip that was applied in the following order: Black (three coats) white (three coats) copper oxide mixed into white (three coats) …
The Coral Ray
I have had a crazy two part weekend that lurched from one surreal moment to another and I met 3 bloggers! Lala from My Castle in Spain lives only a …
From the Kiln
Top ray is white on black and a new way round for the rays, I think I prefer it to the black on white. The 5 bees are also black …
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Coral Ray
Top picture is a new large coral ray dish with layers of white, coral and black slip. This is a special order commissioned for a wedding anniversary and the clue …
The Commission
A little more today, it is slow but coming together. I have a pair of dogs to go on tomorrow! The kiln is on today so I have quit the …