Category Archives: Pottery and Art
Express Espresso
At the end of January David Leeper came to have a chat with me whilst I was stewarding at ArtSpring Gallery. He explained that he has entered a coffee barista competition, and would love to have some coffee cups custom … Continue reading
On Pots and Beans
Here’s a quick update on the ‘Fire Station’ pots finished with the gold lustre on the neck, which are currently on display at ArtSpring Gallery in Tonbridge. They’ve raised quite a bit of interest and, encouragingly, a sale too. They … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Pottery and Art
Tagged art, beans, ceramics, gallery, garlic, pottery, TOFS
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Firestation Pots
Finally some new work from the pottery. Back in the Spring Tonbridge Old Fire Station was being renovated and the doors were sanded back. I was on my way to the allotment when the resulting patterns and texture caught my … Continue reading
Posted in New Work, Pottery and Art
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Empty Bowls Tonbridge
After much meeting, organising, fretting and of course bowl-making, Empty Bowls Tonbridge finally happened. For several weeks the bowls have been arriving at our house and on Wednesday I collected the last batch on my way to Tonbridge Old Fire … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Cooking, Pottery and Art
Tagged #emptybowlstonbridge, Empty Bowls, soup, Tonbridge Old Fire Station
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More Empty Bowls
The results of a firing which was mostly filled with soup bowls in preparation for Empty Bowls Tonbridge at Tonbridge Old Fire Station on May 11th and 12th. This will be a community supper – arrive 7pm for 7:30. Potters … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Cooking, Pottery and Art
Tagged #emptybowlstonbridge, Empty Bowls, soup
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Making Soup Bowls
This week I’ve been making soup bowls. Some weeks ago Hildegard Pax, who is area coordinator for South East Open Studios (SEOS), suggested we might organise some sort of event at Tonbridge Old Fire Station, combining art and food. I … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Cooking, New Work, Pottery and Art
Tagged Bridge Trust, Empty Bowls, pottery, soup, Tonbridge Old Fire Station
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Video Art Exhibition
I thought I knew what video art was all about. Mostly a darkened room with a screen showing a loop of something tedious. Sit there for an age waiting for it to become interesting in some way only to find … Continue reading
Posted in Pottery and Art, Uncategorized
Tagged Exhibition, tonbridge, tonbridge school, video art
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Pantiles Pop-Up 2015
Tonbridge Creative is a local art group formed when a number of us started meeting in a local pub. This was motivated by an understanding that there is a good deal of quality work being produced in Tonbridge and the … Continue reading
Little Barn Gallery
Kent is something of a cultural desert when it comes to opportunities to see ceramics. Art of any kind is fairly thin on the ground, which is surprising given the number of artists who live and work in the county. … Continue reading
Stained Glass: A Conclusion
Whenever I do South East Open Studios I only participate in two of the three weekends. One reason for that is so that we can go out and visit other people’s studios – otherwise we miss this great opportunity to … Continue reading
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