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As of mid last year I have been working constantly on a commission form Form Gallery in Perth. It has been an amazing experience, professionally and personally and physically as well! I first received an order for 200 and then another order!! so this March I will be finishing the final order and then, i will get back to making something other than my little cups for Form! The work i have posted here is a largish bowl (for me) that was sitting in the studio for a while. Chris Sanders told me to prepare the studio, ready for the commission and that meant cleaning up and sorting things out on the shelves. So, i drew and fired and this bowl just came alive!! I have to say it is one of my favorites and I kept it at home on my bookshelves so I could see it every morning. But, there comes a time when you need to get the work out of the studio and the house and sell it!! Also, there is a very good reason to do that, and that is, to share my ideas so the work can mean more than just something to me, they can contribute to a dialogue and have a life of their own in the world.
This peice will go to a new shop opening up in Albert Park, in mid-March, so I will keep you posted!!

Well, I had a few sloth days, attempted to make some cakes but the Bi Carb was off,.so,…..I’m back in the studio, throwing the next 100.
Christmas is getting closer, but I’m going along quite well actually! Got Radio National on, throwing 10 a day off the hump, clay nice and consistent………….

Just wanted to Post a photo of the latest 100 pots that are ready to go for the Form Gallery in Perth. They are ready to jump in the kiln! And I have to say, I won’t be dissappointed not looking at yellow for a while either! The Decal process is a little bit like those tattoos you can buy from the $2 shops. Remember how you wet them, then your arm and you squeeze them onto your skin and get all the moisture out?And they never come off for weeks! But, no, really, decals on pots aren’t quite like that, it does take a particular skill to be able to visualize images on a 3 dimensional shape and using decals doesn’t make it any easier because you are limited to the lines you have in front of you. However, I am really happy that I’ve found a way to put my own drawings onto the decals and not something manufactured and tacky. So now, to the kiln!!

I thought I’d show you a little teapot, that i’m getting ready for a January show at Narek Galleries. Don’t be fooled though, little teapots are alot of work!!!! The title of this particular teapot is…”which way home?” and sometimes, as we sit with our cup of tea, you do have time to think as you pour. You position your cup, you swish the tea around in the pot, you pour carefully into your cup and there is that small amount of time, where you’ve paused in the middle of a sentence or you’ve paused to listen to someone start their sentence and then you replace the teapot on the table and lift your cup to your mouth. How did i get to this place? What is it that got me to this conversation?

Welcome to my new web sit/blog page!!! As you can see, i’m still in the middle of working it all out but it will be up and running soon. Here, I will be able to tell you about my exciting commission from FORM Gallery in Perth and my upcoming show at Narek Galleries in January!!