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May's Studio Journal
On the subject of change. No thing stays the same forever, and anyway, who would really want that?
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Three Nukas and a Pale Ash Celadon
A deep dive into my recent round of glaze testing, plus some recipes for you to try...
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April's Studio Journal
Life in the dusty studio this past month, plus a little Sicilian adventure.....and separation anxiety. This post is un-apologetically late.
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Drips, Lines, Swirls
A very quick preview our new collection, launching tonight, April 25th at 7pm
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Our Year in Pots
A year of development, learning, failure and success - in ten pots
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On the Balance
How can we give our best selves to being parents whilst also successfully run a small pottery studio of which 100% of our household income relies upon…
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A Trick of the Light
My new love affair with chun glazes. There is one glaze in particular that is difficult to photograph and describe - my ‘delicate chun’ glaze. At first…
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A Potter's Reading List
The joy of a reading list in September
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A Gentle Rebellion
Why we make slowly made wheel-thrown tableware and my responsibility to communicate our pottery process through writing.
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These Busy Hands
These Busy Hands
Writing about making hand-made pottery, slowly. Journalling my day-to-day observations from a small ceramics studio - Pottery West - which I run alongside my husband, Matt.
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