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I enjoy exploring the shapes that can be made by hand-building with clay – a smooth stoneware for burnishing and smoke-firing, porcelain, a rough crank or even clay dug from the garden. I usually start by making a pinch pot and then leave the clay to firm up before adding coils which are pressed and moulded into organic shapes. I’ll generally have a shape in mind but often find myself adapting to the clay as it grows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decoration is constantly evolving. Smoke-firing works well with the organic shapes but I’m also using combinations of slips, glazes and oxides to make pieces which are unique and functional. [See more…]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I first studied ceramics at school and alongside a career in music and education I have continued to make vessels and sculptural pieces. I have now turned the skills I gained giving private music lessons to teaching pottery from our garden studio in Cottenham. [Read more…]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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