I go to a pottery class on a Tuesday evening. I've been going for over five years now, not because I haven't got the hang of it yet, I specialised in ceramic sculpture for my degree, but because I like to keep my hand (and eye) in, and I like the other folk who have come and gone over the time I've been attending. I don't have the space or the equipment needed to work at home, which I would love to do, so this little class is the next best thing although I cant work to the scale I would like and the variety of glazes etc. is a little limiting. So I thought I should say a little something about what I make, and believe me, it is little in all ways. My final piece at college consisted of two curved monoliths, one 5ft tall and the other just short of 7ft. I had to build a kiln outside to fire them, I'd show you a photograph, but I actually cant find any and I have no idea where the objects are now! But here is a picture of some of the very much smaller maquettes I made on the way to the final piece...
And this is a more conventional pot I made while experimenting with glazes, not a great photo, but in reality it has a look of old brass..
Now here are some pictures of the more conventional stuff I've made over the last few years which have pleased me...
And here are some bits and pieces I made for the garden which I quite like...
That's your lot for now, I'll post up some more pictures as I take them or find them, and maybe talk a bit more about it all...
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