It was great to be back at the Otmoor Art Fair. This is the fourth Fair over the last 8 years and I have been fortunate to be invited to show my pots on each occasion. There is wide a range of artists showing painting, prints, woodwork, glass mosaics, jewellery, pottery and more. I had... Continue Reading →

Travelled up to Scotland in glorious weather to firing Nigel's kiln in Arday. Couldn't have been more different than the snow and ice from the firing in March! I even had dip in the River Carron which flows behind the kiln it was so hot. As ever Nigel had loads of pots to glaze and... Continue Reading →

After a long break due to COVID I returned to Ireland to visit Marcus O'Mahony to help him fire is new improved Anagama kiln. This was a 52 hour firing involving several people including Jim Behan. It was great to catch up with everyone after such a long period and it was lovely to be... Continue Reading →

The first firing of the woodfired kiln at Gledfield Mill in Ardgay was rather earlier than planned this year. The weather turned rather chilly and we were in for some snow. We made the decision to start firing mid-morning with aim of finishing in the early hours of the next morning. Despite the cold temperature... Continue Reading →

This was our second firing this year and our tenth firing in total of the woodfired kiln. The weather was a bit inclement and we delayed our planned day of firing the kiln to avoid the rain. This gave us plenty of time for glazing and packing the kiln. I think we did a good... Continue Reading →

Nigel (@nigelwebster21) and I set out for a rather crazy pottery road trip visiting ten potters / potteries over four days covering 800 miles. We visited Winchcombe Pottery meeting Matt Grimmitt and John Forester and learning about the history of the Pottery. The old bottle kiln was quite an archaeological site. We then went to... Continue Reading →