The weather for our autumn firing was set fair. This was our 15th firing of the kiln. As usually Nigel was up early and we had straight forward firing with good reduction. We had various visitors during the firing who helped with chopping wood which was quite a luxury. We made the decision to use... Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →