january snow

What beautiful snow !!!! I have had so many fantastic snowy walks. Unfortunately I cant quite walk off my christmas fog.

I feel stuck in an endless life of disorganised and unmotivated days. I have achieved so little this last few weeks it is embarrassing .

I made a lemon squeezer, a customer asked for one but I didnt know how to make them. Luckily I found easy instructions in Josie Walters 'Pots in the Kitchen' book and had a go. I think it will work but I will fire it and try it before I commit myself.

I finished my frog bowl - still some room for improvements but I like the frogspawn. I fancy making little bowls with just frog spawn in. Puts me in mind of spring.I am longing for a bit of warm weather and a few snowdrops.

I made some cabbage and earwig plates over christmas - one way to get your 5 a day.
I was trying out taking photos of work on different surfaces as white backgrounds are a bit dull and have no context to them. I quite like tis one - its my garden bench that fell to pieces - remade into a square.


This weekend is the opening of our 'Earthworks' Exhibition in the Sam Scorer Gallery Lincoln
It is a joint exhibition between friends who have taught on or been students on the ceramics course at Derby Uni. We have got together as a group to exhibit and put this together. The open day is the first time I will see it all together as I had to leave before it was completed on Monday.



Time for a bit of walking before I get stuck in. I thinkl I am putting off all of those jobs I avoid - Applications, quote s, finance etc.. that I know I should do before I start making more work. Will have to start soon though as I have to supply a few galleries and get stuff made for B.C.T.F. and the Northern Potters Ass. exhibition at Rufford.
Should be a good year ahead though- once it gets going . I am into Rufford Earth and Fire and Potfest in the Pens.Just need to motivate myself out of my post christmas Fog.