Travelled over to Marcus O'Mahony at Glencairn Pottery, Co Waterford in May with @nigelwebster21. Marcus had arranged for Korean potter Tae Sungyong to visit and run a two day workshop combined with firing of the anagama kiln. The kiln was already half loaded when we arrived and it took a couple of days to finish... Continue Reading →
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Postfest in the Pens, Penrith October 2024
I was fortunate enough to have a stall at Potfest in Penrith. There were over 100 potters and there was a great atmosphere. It was lovely to meet so many other potters. The show ran over three days and there was a good foot fall. The weather was very changeable with heavy rain and high... Continue Reading →
Woodfiring in Scotland October 2024
Autumn had arrived and it was time to travel up to Scotland to fire the woodfired kiln. This was our 14th firing and we were confident that all would go well as we now considered ourselves relatively experienced wood firers. The weather was fare and not too chilly. We spent a day and half glazing... Continue Reading →
Oxfordshire Art Week at the Holy Cross May 2024
I participated in Oxfordshire Art Weeks in May joining once again a art and crafts group at Shipton on Cherwell. The Holy Cross is a great venue if rather unorthodox. I had my usual place next to the pulpit. Despite my bad back I managed to have a good time and as ever there was... Continue Reading →
Woodfiring in Scotland April 2024
Despite having a bad back I travelled to Scotland for our first woodfiring of the year at Gledfield Mill, Ardgay. It was great to be back in Scotland. This was the 13th Firing of Nigel's Woodfired Kiln. We met up with Marcus O'Mahony and Jim Behan from Ireland. It was great to see them again... Continue Reading →
Trip To Japan 2023
In October 2023 I went on my first trip to Japan to undertake a woodfiring workshop with John Dix. The workshop ran over three weeks consisting of making, glazing and firing in an Anagama kiln. There were in total six of us participating in the workshop from all over the world along with Aarti Manik... Continue Reading →


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