That saying about the cobbler’s kids… I think it’s something like, ‘the cobbler’s children never have shoes’. It’s a bit like that in our house with a half-tiled kitchen for many months, but it is now finished, even grouted. Tiles are very simple to make really, once you have a design. This is the water, […]
What a time this has been. We are just days into the ‘lockdown’ and it’s been a whirlwind of emotion for me (Michaela). Chris has enjoyed the rise of Spring, loves isolation and having family around with projects he can help with, so he’s settled in well. I’ve missed people popping in or coming for workshops […]
We are doing some new things, because in these uncertain times, the only way we know how to respond is to do so creatively. Below are some details of some new on-line workshops we are planning. If you are interested, please get in touch! Poetry for the sociably distanced The human animal is above […]
I love sharing the pottery space with others. Here are three friends, Karen, a potter, Lynne, artist and Yvonne, musician and artist – we had a fun creative session making ceramic bunting with all sorts of lovely textures and images and a lot of joy and laughter along the way. Some days there is just […]
I regularly run workshops and up until recently have had a box full of scraps of clay with glazes on I don’t even have anymore and would spend ages rooting through trying to find something similar to show what colour a glaze might be. That is because most often the colour in the tub does […]
I’m not sure if that expression came from the Great Pottery Throwdown or if it’s been in existence for as long as kilns have, but many of us can be found uttering the words… There was meant to be a series of photos taken as the kiln was emptied the other day, but I have […]
Our assistant and encourager, the lovely Karen. Karen, we may have mentioned before, has been helping us out at seatree for coming up for two years. In that time, she has grown in confidence and skill. But all the time has been encouraging and cheerful – seeing us though an exhibition, shop orders and Potfest […]
Running the pottery workshops and classes brings us much joy – it brings together our love of people, of creativity and our passion for clay. People sometimes come with friends or family and sometimes come alone. Every time though, it’s so lovely watching people begin to relax and chat and swop ideas. Every person brings […]
This piece was made for a lovely and very patient customer this summer after she saw one of our poetry people pieces on instagram and loved the words in one of Chris’s poems. It was for her husband and was a surprise gift with a special story. I made the wee poetry people very loosely […]
We both work together on some of our pieces and the ever-popular fishy clocks are one of our joint projects. We’ve been making these for a long time and keep on working on new ways to keep them fresh looking. Chris has acquired new tools over the last year which is helping hi to cut […]