We’re going to try and do a more regular post about what we’re up to in the pottery. We sometimes get so caught up in what we’re doing that it’s easy to forget to keep everyone informed. Here’s Michaela (also me typing) – I don’t like being on camera or hearing my voice, so I’m being brave!
The studio looks a bit untidy – we haven’t yet done our usual January clear out and tidy up so that should happen next week while we wait for work to dry enough to go in the kiln.
We’ve got a few fairs that we are working towards just now, a few Bute Yard events and then Toasted in Derby. Also, we’re delighted to have been selected for an exhibition at Aberfeldy next month and one in Greengallery in May, which is exciting! We’re trying to branch out into new shops and galleries with the bigger pieces of work.
The reason some of the clay is on plasterboard is that once rolled out, it can still be too wet for working with, so plasterboard dried out the clay evenly, which means it will stay in shape better once made into a finished piece.
Plastic, we try to avoid as much as possible, but these bags get years of use out of them. Once the clay has reached it’s ultimate level of dry-enough-but-not-too-dry, it goes into plastic bags so it can be used as soon as we’re ready to use it. Or it might be that Chris has created a piece but I’m not in the pottery for adding in the poetry, so it gets wrapped in plastic to save it for when I can get that done.
Do ask any questions about anything else.
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