Remember to bring some leather hard clay and carving tool if you are able!
From Harmless Hobby to Consuming Passion.
In 2018 after years of going to a little independent Paint Your Own pottery shop, Clare realised that her access to projects would come to an end when the lovely proprietor retired at the beginning of 2020.
Horrified at the thought of losing a hobby that had become a passion, She decided the only solution was to learn to make my own pieces to decorate.
She commandeered a room in her home and installed a kiln in the cellar, continuing her journey of discovery in Lockdown isolation. She discovered Diamond Core carving tools and have never looked back.
While she has the love of throwing and experimenting with glazes, her greatest joy is in carving designs into the clay before it fully hardens. It is a time consuming technique, especially if the finished article is to be multi coloured. The translucent glazes I work with require three coats
