tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709786391671578715.post4452249574945969489..comments2024-01-23T13:14:27.452+00:00Comments on A Devonshire Pottery: Happy Pottingdoug Fitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12413690733976558551noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709786391671578715.post-36240039883127538932010-11-02T18:34:45.374+00:002010-11-02T18:34:45.374+00:00Hello all
I'm really hoping this clay's go...Hello all<br />I'm really hoping this clay's going to fire ok because I've made quite a few pots from it now. It is pretty craggy indeed, not quite as coarse as the brick clay I used to get from the Exeter pit before it closed, but craggy enough if I add enough to the mix. It's true enough Peter, I'd not thought about potting being seasonal, but you're right, that was the way it was. I'd better work hard all winter, then I can take the summer of - ha ha :)<br /><br />Lids done Anna, they're made the same way as the jar that you have, thrown upsidedown, then flipped ove, turned and the knobs thrown on.doug Fitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413690733976558551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709786391671578715.post-7423701326087560522010-11-02T13:52:53.223+00:002010-11-02T13:52:53.223+00:00So glad you are in the groove again. I think a br...So glad you are in the groove again. I think a break makes better pots.....Cant wait to compare the just thrown lids to the turned ones.Anna M. Brannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891156072805878934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709786391671578715.post-609884068570954882010-11-02T06:27:33.912+00:002010-11-02T06:27:33.912+00:00The clay looks lovely, still alive, I can almost f...The clay looks lovely, still alive, I can almost feel it from this distance. So glad to read that you are all inspired again and are "in the groove". <br /><br />I guess that a lot of traditional potters have worked on their pots through part of the year, then worked on growing crops on the land or have gone fishing for the other part. It is quite a nice thought really, that potting might be as seasonal as growing fruit or vegetables, and as natural as breathing... <br /><br />I enjoyed catching up with your last few posts too. Some nice photos of the pots in the Ashmolean. What a lovely museum that is...Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709786391671578715.post-91770401536079846012010-11-01T22:56:16.907+00:002010-11-01T22:56:16.907+00:00lovely jars- and yes it is wonderful when it is al...lovely jars- and yes it is wonderful when it is all working- and terrible when it is not.<br />That is some mighty craggy looking clay.<br />It will be interesting to see how it turns out.cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.com