Since my last blog, I have moved house, and moved two Pottery studios! I am now living in central Sidcup, and teaching at The Learning Centre, Brampton Road, Bexleyheath.
At home I have made a studio in a shed under a massive willow tree.
My poor old kiln just about survived the journey, but I am blessed to have a brand new one! For 18 years I had to monitor my ancient old faithful, and turn it up, and off, by hand, I can now programme my new Rhode top loader, and it does all th
e work for me. It is like the difference between making cheese on toast under a grill, and programming a microwave ready meal. I learned a lot by firing from first principles for so long; plotting graphs and staying up late, but I’m happy to sell out to my digital controller now!
Since setting up, I’ve taken my squashed, ‘Hold me’ mugs, and made them bigger, and I’ve also started making large mugs with pockets. The original idea was to use them for a biscuit, but I’ve also had people buying them to pop your teabag in after brewing.
