Brittany

Brittany pottery throwdown

My daughter Evie came to visit for three days this weekend, and brought a couple of friends along. As part of the stay we all agreed they should have a go at making some pots, Evie has done a bit of ceramics before but for her friends Amy and Becks this was their first experience of “playing with clay”. We started with an idea to build some small slab mugs for espresso coffee but this evolved slightly. Evie stuck to the brief but Becks decided to go for a taller latte version and Amy pushed all the boundaries and made a jug. All went well with the slab work so they had a go on the wheel. With help on centreing, and guidance on basic techniques they all produced a bowl to go alongside the mugs and jug and Beck’s tea-light holder. Everyone agreed it had been a successful Brittany – pottery throwdown, and they have all given instructions for

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It is the 1st of March 2019, I have ordered my kiln and my wheel alongside a range of other equipment, tools, clay, glazes and oxides etc. I will of course have forgotten some things, but I will discover what these are as the weeks go by and I look about me for some essential tool that my evening class tutor, Jo Dove, would have had secreted about her studio in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, UK – http://www.jodoveceramics.co.uk I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jo for her inspiration, patience and mentoring over the past 10 years, which have allowed me to take these first steps in setting up my own workspace here in Huelgoat, Brittany, France. http://www.mairie-huelgoat.fr/index.html The space I have is generous for a potter looking to set up from scratch. We have a detached house with a sous-sol (basement) which is supplied with electricity, water and natural light.