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A New Blue

On Sunday we unloaded the gas kiln after our firing on Friday. What a delight! Milky blue chuns, apple celadons and pale greys with lots of speckles and dramatic iron brushwork. This is quite a playful collection of work. Many pieces from this firing will be for sale online next Wednesday 17th May at 19:00 (UK time).

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A Gentle Rebellion

Last month I was invited to give a talk by the Yorkshire Artspace, for a group of ceramicists, all about the relationship between clay and storytelling. As someone who loves to write, I realised I hadn’t interrogated this aspect of our work in much detail before, and I found the process of putting together the talk fascinating. I thought I’d share elements of the talk in this journal post

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Gifts for a Mother

Here in the UK we celebrate Mother’s Day this year on the 19th March. As a mother myself I would be very satisfied with a cup of tea and cuddle from my kids - but - sometimes it is nice to buy a gift too. I’ve selected five gifts from our shop I think would be lovely for Mother’s Day.

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Five things for February

We’re at the phase of the year I like to think of as being the ‘dregs’ of Winter. Any sunny day offers a tantalising glimpse into the longer Spring days and the energy bound up within anything fresh and new. I’ve put together a list of 5 things to enjoy this month.

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