Summer!

Thank you to my friend Andy who bought me this lovely fuschia for my birthday recently. It's a lovely day here, so I thought I would quickly dry the glaze on a few pots in the sunshine so that I can squeeze them in to the firing I am planning for later today.

Turning over a new leaf..

Leaves have been on my mind lately... They're starting to drop from the trees as autumn approaches, but some things are still growing and producing new leaves. Taking this as inspiration, I've been making some leaf inspired pots; some clinging on to summer's freshness and others embracing autumn's arrival.
Here are some pics of one of the summery ones which I've just added to my shop - New leaf
I'll post some pics of the autumnal ones soon...
As always, comments are welcome!

Summer's here!

Sitting by the river today in the sunshine watching the world go by was a real treat. It's been a weekend of fun and friends after a few weeks of being flat out! It was great to get these out of the kiln towards the end of the week, and they have now been uploaded to my shop. It had been a disappointing week in pottery in some ways, with crazy reactions and minor flaws making a couple of pieces unsaleable, but I was very happy with these two pieces. Both of them have the same crackled effect in the bottom, made with recycled glass from a wine bottle. Tomorrow I'll hopefully get the first few test pieces of my poppy head bowls out, and I am hoping they work well... fingers crossed! As always, feel free to give your opinion!