Tag: Pottery
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Pottery Adventures at Angels Farm: A Weekend to Remember
A few weekends ago I was lucky enough to find myself on the Angels Farm Pottery Slowdown weekend with one of my closest friends, Kerry. We’ve done a short course together before, but that was about 20 years ago! So, off we went to the beautiful New Forest, stopping to look at the ponies on…
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The more you know about pottery…the less you know.
Please note there are profanities on the mugs below It’s been ages since I have put anything on here, mainly because life has got busier and I’ve been getting into a bit of a rhythm of when I can enjoy pottery – and when I can’t! This has meant that I’ve probably been doing a…
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Help with my kiln
Help with the KLN40B kiln and KLN40CG controller I have bought a KLN40B kiln which has come with a KLN40CG controller. This controller was originally made by Held of Harrogate, which has now been taken over. I did try and contact them to ask if they have any details, but they didn’t reply, so I…
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I’ve made my first mug!
I’ve made my first mug! It’s been a while since I wrote anything, mainly because I have been away sunning myself, but also because I’ve kind of just been ploughing on with practise. And…I have managed to make a mug! An actual useable mug! Yes it’s far from perfect and yes I am not totally…
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Buying your first pottery wheel
The first thing that I wanted to do when I realised I wanted to do pottery at home was to look for a wheel. Blimey, that was a real head scratcher. Do you go for the cheaper Amazon style wheels? Do you get a beast with an integrated seat that seem to pop up every…