Over the summer I have been working on a commission. It has been both challenging and a great joy to do. I was asked to look at meadows, which are really the essence of a British summer. They take in the huge skies, billowing clouds, waving grasses and rolling contours. There are also incredible numbers of creatures […]
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This has been a very chaotic Summer. I’m sure all Summers feel the same when routines are suspended and work is interrupted. Between childcare and family events I have had very little time to get on with work. So it is a good time to fill in with other things. I have started a project […]
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I often make pots with frog decorations on them. The design comes from drawings I have made sitting by the pond in the spring. I love the way that frogs float with their arms and legs outstretched, suspended in the weeds. I impress circles with the end of a wooden spoon to mark on frog […]
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Finally the sun is shining into the windows of my very dingy cave of a studio. It is warm enough to work without a coat on!! I love the summer here because it is cool and bright, but the winter is so oppressive. The clay doesn’t dry and my fingers freeze. I am finding […]
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Pottery is often used to express political positions. As a slogan on a mug, or in a more subtle use of material and decorative form to express social allegiance. Porcelain for example,has been associated with upper class power and money. It is expensive to produce and requires high firing methods. The material secrets where closely […]
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This week I visited a fantasticly tactile exhibition at Yorkshire sculpture park of sculpture made by Ursula Von Rydingsvard. There were monumental vessels and columns made from deeply carved cedar wood and huge canvases of sewn together cow intestines and banana paper, all marked and scored with graphite and a circular saw.
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