New Stuff

It's been a super busy couple of months.

With Finders Keepers and Bowerbird over it's time to focus on new stuff.  New glazes, forms, clays and ideas.  And constant practice!

Here's a few pics of work from this month. Loving the Oatmeal Glaze.  It's from Janet De Boos.  I fire to Cone 8 but it will go to Cone 10
Nepheline Syenite  50
Ball Clay  50
Dolomite  50

It's on my recycled clay and responds well to high iron.

So Busy!

Here's Sam helping out at Finders Keepers (she's awesome!).  Photo by elements of alchemy

And Bowerbird - with some of my dad's gorgeous woodwork! 

Thanks to everyone who picked up a cup, a bowl, a vase, a jug, a spoon or a cannister.  It's lovely to know my pottery has found a home and is being used every day.  I hope you enjoy it.

And a gorgeous photo by  Sean Fennessy.  See more shorts from Finders Keepers here

Finders Keepers interview

Finders Keepers were kind enough to interview me.  Here's the result

little helper

Col just really wanted to be in it. 

getting a handle on handles

Thought it was time to get my head around handles.  They've been my nemsis for a long time - and now I kinda like them...  they're all perky and they make carrying cups of tea so much easier!

... and bowls and small plates

 Lovely to be back at the wheel throwing again after the Christmas break.  More experiments

 

And Col came out to see what the fuss was about. 

  

He's a tough critic...

 

Recycled clay into cups

The recycled clay has been turned into some cups (and with 2 buckets of clay recycled I've got a lot of throwing ahead of me!!)

Have also been experimenting with some new types of decoration.  The dark body lends itself to a little light relief.