Sicilian inspired vase Club London bespoke order – Vase to match blue porcelain design. Back in March one Monday evening I received an email by chance from Club London a fashion brand. I thought it was spam at first, as I’m not known for following fashion, I do my own...
History of why Easter is called Easter, inspiring me to create the Spring festival plaque for the clay workshop at Fired 4 U Back in pagan Anglo-Saxon times, mid-7th century, they held a Spring time festival in honour of Eostre, or in Northumbrian Eastro, worshipping...
Year of the Wood Dragon and our Smoking clay wood Dragon clay hand building workshop In the Chinese culture the spring festival following the lunar (moon) New Year celebrates renewal in this culture. Using animal signs in the Chinese zodiac, on the 10th February 2024...
In the 3rd week of the Great Pottery throw down TV programme, the potter’s wheel challenge was to throw a retro hot water bottle. This brought instant memories back of the one my Dad’s Mum used when I was little and I still have it! Then I was fascinated in how they...
As a nation we’ve been drinking tea for hundreds of years, originally from soaking leaves from around us in hot water to get the flavour in a pot over an open fire, to putting it in a pot to hold in our hands to warm, to eventually putting it in a teapot. Using a tea...
