Tag Archives: pottery
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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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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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
Open Studios 2015
Here are some quick photos of my set-up for South East Open Studios 2015. My work is ceramic, which mankind has been making in one way or another for thousands of years. Yet I took these photos using my mobile … Continue reading
New Work for ArtSpring2015 – Part 2
Yesterday I unpacked the kiln after a glaze firing. As ever I suppose, some good, some not so good. The frustrations were around a couple of pots which I had decorated with underglaze colours just didn’t work out. I followed … Continue reading
Work for ArtSpring 2015
Starting a new season with new inspirations – at least that was the intention. I had some ideas of what I wanted, and some glazes which I hoped would enable that to be realised. Of course the glazes had to … Continue reading
Three Jugs
Finally I’ve made the commitment to participate in South East Open Studios in June this year. Whilst I was at it I took some photos of work which is in the pottery at the moment and chose this image of … Continue reading
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