Pottery
isn’t always about pots. Sometimes it’s about fixing a leaky roof. And that’s what
I’ve been doing for the past few weeks. It’s been a disruptive month actually:
the old leaky studio was so dilapidated the rain was pouring in like a tap. The
whole roof had to be taken off and a new one put on - which of course meant
clearing everything out of the studio and storing it elsewhere. And for added
disruption the weather decided to be as wet and windy as possible! In the
meantime I’ve managed somehow to continue making pots on corners of tables and
in between the sounds of drilling. And although the roof is now watertight, there
are still some details to finish and electrics that need putting in…
I’m
really pleased though with my new roof! Studio space is so important to making
– I find that if I feel comfortable in a space then it makes all the
difference to the work. When the builders left I spent a few days painting the
walls and fixing all the windows myself – so at the moment it feels like a brand
new workroom. From now on the ‘new’ part of the studio will be a glazing/firing
room while the other part of the studio will remain a making/throwing room. I
hope by dividing the working space into two separate areas this will create a
better flow of production. So I’m looking forward to a more efficient studio
space once everything is finished.
In
the meantime though I thought I’d show you some photos of the larger bird bowl
design I was making in the last blog post. I’m quite pleased with the result. I
only made two of these as test pieces really – the rest of the batch I made
without ‘tails’ so they can be used as normal pouring/batter bowls.
And
that’s October nearly over already! Next month it will be Christmas shows…
