Process: Making hand thrown pottery bowls

I’ve been wanting to do a post like this for a while, this takes you through the process of making a set of bowls. The first stage is preparing the clay and getting it ready for throwing. You need to ensure that the clay is free from air bubbles and to do this you ‘wedge’ [...]

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19 Dec 11

The Christmas rush

There’s been a lot going on in the studio the last week or two in the run up to Christmas. I’ve been working on custom orders, glazing and packing pieces up to send off to their new homes. The end of the year always brings a time of reflection. A moment to pause and look [...]

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28 Nov 11

Hello Harrogate

Last week was the Harrogate Knitting and Stitching show, if you met us there I’d just like to say thanks for dropping by! It was lovely to meet so many folks who stopped to chat and buy my work. It was really interesting to see how many people who’d already heard of Little Wren Pottery [...]

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7 Nov 11

Heritage Crafts Association

A few months ago I was interviewed as part of the generational crafting issue of UK Handmade, as I’ve said before the passing on of skills from one person to another is something I’m quite passionate about. From that interview I was invited to join the Heritage Crafts Association, they’re a UK based charity who’s [...]

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24 Oct 11

Pumpkin for Halloween

A few months ago I introduced a new seasonal glaze into the range, an autumnal pumpkin orange. So far it’s had mixed reactions at craft fairs, personally I like it but it isn’t the sort of shade that’s to everyones taste. I was really pleased when this custom order came through for a set of [...]