It's been an interesting spring - frantically prepping pots for their final glaze firing just a day before the Kingston Potters' Guild Spring sale, helping to organize a pottery exhibition at the Tett Centre the following weekend and attending a 2 day workshop by Martha Grover the very next weekend - especially considering that pottery is my hobby!
The spring sale went well - the Malting Tower at the Tett Centre in Kingston is such a great venue to hold the KPG sales in. I had a table that was accessed from both sides - unexpectedly - but it seemed to work out OK. I had opted for a very bright table cloth - looks pretty busy in the pics, but I couldn't resist as it contained the same colours as my glazes and it is the Spring Sale after all.
John had put together some new display boxes for me and these came in quite handy in terms of setting up with a new, 2-sided layout. We decided on boxes with one open side so they can be used as plinths or the open side can be used to contain a piece of pottery as well. Seeing the pics now, the table looks pretty crowded but I always like things to look bountiful.
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| Whimsey Bowls |
Here are some of the bowls I discussed in the last post - they were popular sellers. These are a fair amount of work - drape molded, foot applied, slip added to inside and outside rim, carved, underglaze painted on, bisqued, black underglaze added to accentuate carving, glazed with transparent glaze and fired again. They seem perfect for a scoop of ice cream or berries topped with whipped cream - at least, if I had any left that's what I would use them for - I guess I'll make more.
The Ceramics
Exhibition we put together attracted more interest in pottery and I
think it helped to promote the guild. We got lots of positive comments.
The Martha Grover workshop was also a bit hit. Martha is a great workshop leader and she really went all out showing us her making methods.
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| Martha Grover demos 2 piece vase construction |
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