This weekend, we were at Thoresby Ceramics Fair, in Nottinghamshire. It’s the first time in a while that we only had one six foot table and no extra space, so it was a challenge to us as at many fairs, we get two tables, or an allocated space to use as we wish. This was […]
Our daughter once bought us earrings that had that saying on – one said, ‘do what you love’, the other ‘love what you do’. It was at a time when we were still caught up in work that was no longer enjoyable, and was actually quite stressful. It was one of the prompts to thinking, […]
Here we are in beautiful Styrrup, Nottinghamshire, for a pottery fair, along with thirty other potters. Each of us brought our own gazebo and tables but that’s unusual. Most often tables and chairs are provided and you are either in a marquee or a hall. The gardens here are beautiful and the sun is shining […]
Here we are, this week in the favourite space of McGilps pop-up shop on Kempock Street in Gourock. We love it here and get great support from locals and followers alike. Here’s what we’ve learnt when using this pop-up space and others. Get a feel for the space before booking. Visit when another artist is […]
Tonight, we had a studio sale. It’s a way every now and then to clear away some things that we maybe have had around for a while. Sometimes too, we have seconds – maybe the glaze colours aren’t right, or the words aren’t clear enough after firing, or something didn’t go right in the kiln, […]
Here are a few hundred hearts – words to see you through the week’ stacked in alphabetical order ready to be placed into their boxes in the shop shed. There, they’ll wait for website orders to come in, or in person sales here or at our next events. They represent a lot of work. First […]
This image represents some team work between the two potters who make up seatree argyll. Chris writes poetry – has done since childhood – and Michaela started putting his words into clay some years ago. Now both of us make pottery, always incorporating Chris’s poetry. Chris made these mini moon bowls, about 10cm diameter, by […]
We had a wonderful day this week, a day of art and creativity supported by a friend who has a lovely studio full of art materials and a patient and kind way of being. We wanted some time out of making with clay in order to think about developing some new work for an exhibition […]
We found these beautiful ‘soldier lichen’ on a wall in an ancient woodland in Kingussie, Perthshire. So teeny tiny and very beautiful. We discovered many beautiful plants, trees (whispering aspen..) and funghi on our walks through the woods. So breathtaking and inspiring. I guess that has stayed with us both, as on a walk yesterday […]
We took part in a call out last month, to participate in an exhibition called Still Edit at the Sage and Salt Studio in Hampshire. Do let us know if you’re in the Petersfield area and can visit for us! It was an interesting call out as it wasn’t a word theme, like Forest or […]