Mixed Media Spoons by Hannah Whale My grandmother had a small wooden box with mother of pearl inlay which, as a small child, I was allowed to look at and open from time to time. It contained a selection of ‘memory spoons’ – silver plated teaspoons with brightly coloured enamel badges bearing coats of arms, flags and place names … Read More
Instagram – Contacts and Creative Inspiration
Paperclay shoes from an installation entitled ‘Not all things go to plan’ by Alison Bournes. Some months ago I gained a new follower on Instagram. This artist had started making shoes from porcelain paperclay and I assumed that, rather than being a coincidence, there must be a link to my own ceramic work. A series of direct messages revealed … Read More
Angel Roofs of East Anglia
Angel – Roof detail from St Peter Mancroft, Norwich (photo by Michael Rimmer) Those of you who follow me on Instagram will know of my interest in ecclesiastical architecture and, in particular, Angel Roofs – medieval timber structures decorated with ornate carvings of angels – a preponderance of which are to be found in East Anglia. The money needed … Read More
‘A Leaping Hare’
‘A Leaping Hare’ – a curation / assemblage from mud-larking finds I am passionate about the countryside and the animals and birds with whom we share our rural habitat. We see numerous rabbits but in all the time I have lived in this area of North Kent I have never seen a hare. So whenever we take a trip … Read More
Images and Words: Words and Images
‘Not Waving but Drowning’ – a curation I spotted this piece of sea-worn glass on a recent mud-larking expedition. Within a couple of feet of it lay a tiny porcelain arm. It was a bitterly cold day but the wind and tide had churned up the river bed and swept some interesting pieces on to the high-tide line. Sometimes the … Read More
Tammy Midkiff – Watercolour Artist
Gray Dog (Watercolour and gouache ) by Tammy Midkiff I have recently renewed an old friendship thanks to Instagram. I first met Tammy Midkiff in 1993 when we went to live in the USA for work-related reasons. Tammy, her husband Ray and their daughter ‘Little Rae’ helped us settle in and find our feet in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. They … Read More
Robert Cooper
Tea Caddy – Robert Cooper I was fortunate to have Robert Cooper as a tutor during my two years on the City Lit Ceramic Diploma course. He is a free-spirit with an open-minded and experimental approach to ceramics, as well as being a committed, engaging and enormously enthusiastic teacher – full of ideas and suggestions. An inveterate collector and … Read More
Inspiration Board – ‘Re-Hang’
‘Inspiration Board’ from my studio Like many artists and creatives I collect and keep images which appeal to me. These are often in digital form but I still like tangible ‘hard copies’ which can come from many sources – newspapers, magazines, greetings cards, art exhibitions, galleries, open studios or specialist shops. Sometimes they are ‘ephemera’ or things I simply … Read More
Mr Owl
‘Mr Owl’ – A school pottery project An old friend of ours has a handsome period property in South London which he has recently spent a great deal of time and effort refurbishing and we went to admire it over supper earlier this month. During a quick scan of the room to take in all the changes, my eyes … Read More
Feet of Clay
‘When we were very young’ – ceramic shoe installation. I made my first ‘feet of clay’ for a project during my ceramic diploma course. The work was entitled ‘Shoes for the Cobbler’s Daughter’ and was based on the saying ‘A cobbler’s children often go barefoot’. The piece consisted of a series of girl’s shoes – started but unfinished – … Read More
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