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POTTERING AROUND. In conversation with .. Alice Duck 1. How did you start your pottery journey?I started making ceramics in my little attic room of my Bristol flat after I left Uni. I did Fine art at Uni that was mainly video/photography and when I left I just couldn’t get a job! One day instead of... Continue Reading →
Portrait. Photo credit: Asia Werbel for John Smedley Every time you launch a new project you think, believe and hope, that the project will always continue on a smooth route. Then ‘things’ take over, commitments, deadlines become tight and then a great passion, without paying the bills, takes a back seat. In the background of... Continue Reading →
Pottering Around. In Conversation with Kirsty Adams
At the end of the summer I started working on a series of conversations with a selected selection of modern ceramicists and today I am so happy to share my latest digital chat with Kira Ni, a very enthusiastic potter that shares with us her secrets and discoveries ..Her relationship with clay and porcelain ...... Continue Reading →
Craft Central is holding a designer- maker winter market in its east London home, The Forge, on the 16 & 17 November. This brings together a selection of talented craftspeople to sell handmade products ranging from home accessories, fashion and jewellery to ceramics, stationery, prints and more. This is the perfect opportunity to buy special... Continue Reading →
Here I am today typing away on my blog, but mostly I am so happy to announce that I am launching a new periodical column/post with a selected collection of interviews with great potters and ceramicists, makers and dreamers ... And I am delighted to start with Steve Harrison, a potter that I have been... Continue Reading →
Yesterday morning I drove to the New Brewery Arts in Cirencester, not far from our new nest in the South Cotswolds. I recently started to take more ceramics classes to supporto my new clay road. And then in the new classroom I met my new teacher, Aimee .. a very talented artist .. not only... Continue Reading →
Mari Balsamà Wilson 