New Arrival!

I emptied the kiln on Monday with all the wedding favours in, so I really should be working, but I have a minor distraction!!

My Old Tyme Bulldog puppy

His name is Gus and he will be our canine companion from now on.
He is only 8 weeks old right now so its like having a newborn baby around. (All the extra washing, paper training, feeding ect….not to mention the stream of visitors we have had.)
He has had quite an impact on our lives already and we have all fallen for his charms.

Not sure when I will get time to thread all these ready for the weddings, I think I might take him in the workshop with me and put a hot water bottle under his blanket so I can thread them up tomorrow.

Wedding Favour Ceramic Hearts

Its good to know love is in the air and people are planning their special day. Some go the extra mile and give lots of attention to detail.
These two commissions came in on the same evening, I gave a quote for the numbers and after a few exchanged emails I got both of the commissions!!
I feel so happy to be involved in making someones wedding day a little bit more special.

All these hearts are drying out slowly due to the bad weather. Next week they will be glazed and fired

Lace impressed hearts in a larger size.
 I have made 120 of these so my work space is overrun with hearts right now.

Each heart will be threaded with ivory and champagne coloured ribbons to match their wedding theme colours.

The smaller hearts will be glazed with a poppy red glaze and copper centre.
 I have made 40 of these.

Year 8 Art workshop pinch pots

These are the results of the last glaze firing.
 I emptied the school kiln this morning and I was delighted with the results of this Year 8 pinch pot workshop. 
I showed a small group of year 8 students how to make small pinch pot forms from clay. The rest they did themselves, I love their quirky little designs, owls, cats and pot feet featured heavily.
They later glazed them and added a few glass beads to the bases to melt with the glaze.
I gave them their work today and they were thrilled with the results.

More Ceramic Toadstools

http://folksy.com/items/5385151-Terrarium-Art-Glazed-Stoneware-Toadstool

http://folksy.com/items/4759452-Terrarium-Art-White-Topped-Ceramic-Toadstool

http://folksy.com/items/4759452-Terrarium-Art-White-Topped-Ceramic-Toadstool

http://folksy.com/items/5385151-Terrarium-Art-Glazed-Stoneware-Toadstool

Getting motivated

Well this year has started off busy again and Im determined not to let the blogging go for too long.
Im not at work today so I have got motivated and started to focus on my clay again,
although with stocks depleated somewhat by Christmas sales I have had a good rummage in my workshop for some ceramics that I didn't have time to photograph.
 I have found a few new things to photograph on this grey old day and list in my shops.

Porcelain terrarium art toadstools 

http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/littlebrickhouseceramics/product/porcelain-terrarium-toadstool

Stoneware, glazed toadstools (terrarium art)

Japanese stacking bowls

Although I made this last year I havnt had the time to photograph it properly until now.Verdigris leaf embossed bowl