About me
Location
I am an amateur potter based in the UK in a large village on the edge of the Cambridgeshire fens.
Where I work
I set up a small pottery area for myself in my garage during lockdown in March 2020 as I couldn't bear the thought of no longer being able to 'pot' at my local college evening class.
The space immediately became my happy place. When you are working with clay, everything else, any worries or stresses, fade into the background as you concentrate completely on what you are doing.
I started with a borrowed wheel and bits of furniture from a local charity shop, and fired my work in a friend's kiln. Now I have my own wheel and more recently my own kiln, which has been a complete game changer. I am now in 'control' of the whole process from preparing the clay to making glazes and firing.
And then there's Kiln
I am also very lucky to have membership of a wonderful open access studio in Cambridge called Kiln. Here I can work alongside other potters and take advantage of the brilliant facilities, including the electric and gas kilns.
I still take classes and do workshops when I can as there is still so much to learn. My aim is to improve my practice, find my own creative voice, and maybe eventually transition from my day job as a freelance editor, to a freelance potter.
Top: Some porcelain Christmas decorations
Above: My happy space in 2020
Left: Freshly thrown pots at Kiln.
