Showing posts with label Bowls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bowls. Show all posts

Sunday, 21 February 2021

I haven't written on my blog for sometime, but have decided to share a daily post once again. My styles have change a little but I'm still inspired by nature, the wild scenery around where I live and the welcome spring flowers, now emerging after a long chilly winter. 

I hope you all enjoy sharing my posts each day. I'm hoping to show you both my current work and recent firings and also some pieces that I can tell you the story about why I painted them and some of my techniques. 

Today, I'm working on some small pieces, the subject being Hengistbury head and the colourful beach huts along the coast of Dorset. I know for a lot of us at the moment, getting back down to the coast for a sunny walk with the breeze in our hair is something that we look forward to a great deal. I've enjoyed some amazing walks recently in the forest, and although it's been very wet or frozen underfoot it's been incredibly peaceful and the winter colours of the bracken, rusty heather and beautiful tree barks are wonderfully inspiring. 

I was able to get down to my house in Southern France for a few weeks in the autumn and hope to return again sometime this year. The mountains and flora their are wonderful, as is the light. 

So here are a few photo's of my most recent work and hopefully each day, I can share something about my work as a ceramics artist with you all. Thank you for joining me.  

















Thursday, 1 March 2018

Second firing this year.

Another firing today and it's back on again. Looking forward to opening the kiln tomorrow. I had a lot of work to fire, all painted since Christmas.














Wednesday, 28 February 2018

My first firing of the new year.

Another firing today. Mostly mugs but also little heart boxes and bowls. All with local Dorset scenes or Southern France.

















Tuesday, 27 February 2018

Ready for the kiln.

The kiln is on and cooling down now. Looking forward to seeing how they turn out. I will have to have another firing later in the week as I have about 40 pieces that I've painted since Christmas to fire.


Friday, 9 February 2018

Finishing off some bowls this evening

Finishing off some bowls this evening. They are decorated with scenes on the sides too and have taken me a long time to finish this week.  These all still need to be glazed and fired. Hopefully in about a weeks time they will be finished.