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Finished off this piece this morning before it hea

Finished off this piece this morning before it heated up in my garden studio. 😅 #contemporaryceramics #coiledbuiltceramics #wip

Three tear drop forms quietly drying. #contemporar

Three tear drop forms quietly drying. #contemporaryceramics #coiledbuiltceramics

Trying out a stoneware unglazed finish. What do yo

Trying out a stoneware unglazed finish. What do you think? #contemporaryceramics #stonewareceramics

A few pieces that I made during the lockdown have

A few pieces that I made during the lockdown have now been bisque fired. #wip #contemporaryceramics

These pieces, along with a couple of others, have

These pieces, along with a couple of others, have been packed and on their way to @sotagalleryuk Lets hope they arrive safe and sound. #contemporaryceramics #nakedraku

My logo and website has recently been updated, ple

Following on from my last two posts, this sculptur

Following on from my last two posts, this sculptural piece is almost finished. I’ve remade, carved into and altered the top half so many times until I’m happy with the curves, one of the reasons I like hand coiling so much. #wip #contemporaryceramics

Following on from my last post, this piece is slow

Following on from my last post, this piece is slowly growing. I love steadily hand coiling these sculptures. As they grow, they evolve under my control, I keep an eye on the negative space as well as the flowing curves of the form. #contemporaryceramics #wip

I’ve been wanting to make larger pieces for a wh

I’ve been wanting to make larger pieces for a while. This is going to be slightly bigger, will probably end up about 60cm high but I don’t want to make it too big for my kiln. #contemporaryceramics #wip

A few of these pieces are for sale on my website.

A few of these pieces are for sale on my website. Please DM me if interested in purchasing or commissions. #contemporaryceramics

My website has been updated, please follow the lin

New pieces drying out. Hopefully they’ll be fire

New pieces drying out. Hopefully they’ll be fired soon, once my new kiln elements are fitted. #contemporaryceramics

Finished coiling this piece, which follows on from

Finished coiling this piece, which follows on from my last post, it now measures 45cm high. Time for refining, lots of scrapping and smoothing. #contemporaryceramics

Continuing making today. These forms can look quit

Continuing making today. These forms can look quite strange at this stage but loving the shadows already being created. #contemporaryceramics #wip

Had a busy few weeks doing online workshops for my

Had a busy few weeks doing online workshops for my lovely students, but finally back making my own work today. #coiledceramics #contemporaryceramics

In the process of updating my website, quite a few

In the process of updating my website, quite a few years over due! #contemporaryceramics

Smooth undulating curves and negative spaces. Spen

Smooth undulating curves and negative spaces. Spent the day lightly burnishing these pieces which can be very time consuming and frustrating! #homestudio #contemporaryceramics #wip

Finished coil building this piece, just over 60cms

Finished coil building this piece, just over 60cms high. Time for refinement and smoothing. #contemporaryceramics #homestudio

Unconsciously this social distancing is having an

Unconsciously this social distancing is having an effect on my new work! #socialdistancing #contemporaryceramics #wip

Finally finished building this piece, it measures

Finally finished building this piece, it measures just shy of 50cm high. Now it’s time for refinement! 😬#homestudio #contemporaryceramics

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