Category Archives: sgraffito

Sitting in the Sunshine

Posted on August 22, 2013 by hannah

Fat bellied pots sitting in the sunshine and warming their tummies. You can almost hear them going ‘Ahhhhhhhh’. Don’t you just envy them having the time to sit there soaking up the warmth. I did some actual sitting and drawing … Continue reading →

Posted in jars, sgraffito, slip trailing, slipware | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Friday

Posted on October 15, 2010 by hannah

A little cluster of sgraffito jugs from today’s frantic working. Paul thought FLP stood for Fat Lazy People, I haven’t managed to find out what the Gaelic for “Bonnet Babes” is yet but I’m working on it. Remember this? Have … Continue reading →

Posted in FLP, sgraffito | 6 Comments

Sitting in the Sunflowers and Thank You for Not Being an Estate Agent

Posted on August 18, 2010 by hannah

This is part of the not always polite and orderly queuing system in operation by the myriad of birds that are faces at the feeding points in the garden. A lovely to place to wait your turn though don’t you … Continue reading →

Posted in beasts, Ceramic Review, funny little people, Harvest jug, sgraffito | 7 Comments

Friday

Posted on August 13, 2010 by hannah

Where on earth has the week gone? I suddenly realise it’s friday and I don’t know what on earth happened to the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday bits. where did they go? I’m not entirely sure what there is to show … Continue reading →

Posted in bowls, Cambridge Contemporary Art, owl, plates, sgraffito, teapot, thistles, Wild Hart, work experience | 5 Comments

Potfest and Dragons

Posted on August 9, 2010 by hannah

This weekend I visited Potfest in the Pens in Penrith, I couldn’t resist, another whole big bunch of potters and pots and in relation to most of the other shows so very close to home, I had to go. I … Continue reading →

Posted in dragon, funny little people, jug, pies, sgraffito, wood-pecker | 4 Comments

Here we snow again

Posted on February 24, 2010 by hannah

Some new ovally dishes slipped this morning. There was a small hint of possible snow in the forecast last night but I wasn’t expecting to wake up to a good 4inches of snow and it still coming down by the … Continue reading →

Posted in fresh slip, oak tree, sgraffito, tiles | 10 Comments

Away Again

Posted on October 21, 2009 by hannah

Tomorrow morning early I’ll be off again, this time down to Manchester where I spent a lot of time, both at uni and for a couple of years working in a gallery there after I graduated. The show, the Great … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Lisa Hooper, sgraffito | 4 Comments

Some dry weather!

Posted on September 3, 2009 by hannah

Lots of slipping being done at the moment in between checking to see if there is any more wet stuff falling from the sky. A whole afternoon of dryness today! That staves off the insanity for another day – just. … Continue reading →

Posted in rain, sgraffito | 2 Comments

Well I have to do it now. . .

Posted on February 16, 2009 by hannah

Some of Amanda’s tiles were in the last firing. She hasn’t seen them yet, I think they have come out a treat. She’ll be round again tomorrow for another session. Sgraffito of black through white slip, I think I can … Continue reading →

Posted in new mugs, sgraffito, wood. | 5 Comments

Different Day.

Posted on January 29, 2009 by hannah

Well well well. That was on eye opener! Yesterday Amanda came over to my workshop armed with some fused glass sheets in “challenging colours” and her engraving tool. We have been talking for a while about having a chance to … Continue reading →

Posted in Amanda, glass engraving, sgraffito | 5 Comments