I caught a glimpse of a couple of long tailed tits near one of the feeders in the garden on Sunday. It had feathers in it’s beak, maybe it will build one of its architecturally wonderful spherical nests nearby? I’ll keep you updated…………
Kitty cat pals immortalised. Here are two of very many pusscat and dog portraits that I have undertaken. It’s a lovely thing to do to be able to capture a little bit of animal magic so owners have a pottery ornament as a reminder of their fave pet. This owner is coming to one of…
My Grandma was a good age, 102 when she passed away a few years ago. My brother and I spend holidays with her while my parents were at work. She had a pair of bright green budgie wall plaques on her wall. I can remember being fascinated by them. When she dies they were one…
As the weather is warming up, I should be looking forward to meeting the new potters who come through my doors, lots of folk have been inspired to have a go at ‘throwing’ on the potters wheel this year. Its sad that with the Covid-19 outbreak some of these Pottery Days are likely to be…
There have been so many wonderful people through the pottery this year, I have absolutely loved seeing new potters have a whale of a time and some smitten by the clay. The day sessions are best of all when there is enough warmth in the air to get the thrown pots drying that day, so…
Thank you top Sarah, who came new to a pottery day with me last month and left me a really wonderful review. It was such a pleasure to show her how to throw on the wheel. Here is what she wrote; Fab day with Louise and her Mum Sheila, Tracey and Joyce, making and throwing…
I have been busily making little clay replicas of two lovely and rather iconic buildings in my area. One housed the church community I belong to St Michael’s, a beautiful ‘tin tabernacle’ church hidden in the back streets of Kettering, and the other, the ‘big’ parish church with its magnificent and iconic medieval spire, that…
I have new diary dates to my events pages so am well on the way to creating new creatures and putting the spring into the step of some favourites. This is to be the logo on new bags and business cards. Getting excited to see how they turn out.
Peace dove with an olive branch, I also do these little standing birds with holly as we move up to the festive season.
Robins seem to be making more noise in my garden, I heard one warning others away last evening as I went out to check the firing. Here are some lined up waiting for the festive season, more terrific images from Alison Bagley
