Pottery Snow day….
Unbelievably we haven’t had snow this deep in Essex for 5 years and I’ve hurt my back so I can’t play in it
New photoshoot coming soon…..
Watch this space for snaps of my new and emerging work by talented photographer Aysha Allen…..
Raku
Enjoyed playing with my new Raku kiln today, professional launch at Thaxted Potters intermediate class on Saturday
Colchester Update
Colchester Throwdown students, the class tomorrow wasn’t convenient for some of the members so Colchester Institute has rearranged it for Monday 27th of November usual time 6 till 9 I apologise for the disruption and hope to see you there On a positive note a new class for the new year will be going live…
Potfest 2017
Enjoying the show as usual lots of pots, potters and wonderful characters pausing, praising, picking up, putting down and……..purchasing (hopefully).
Nigerian Coil Pots (Week2)
In this video you can see the coil techniques I demonstrated being implemented by an expert. The whole process is here from shaping and paddling to sourcing the clay and prepping it with grog. You even see the firing which may work better in the African climate where thermal shock from English summer rain is…