Using a steel kidney (placed on top) I scrape the raised clay into the undulations, compressing the surface as I smooth it.I’m generally on my knees doing this, feeling my way round the curves and creating a perfect smooth surface. The clay is lovely at this stage, It shines as I compress the surface.

Today I started work early so that I could get a lot done before the garden is filled with visitors. It is lovely being in the workshop this early, the birds are singing and the light is lovely. Now that the piece is built, i have a lot to do to create the surface and […]

Almost there… Phewwwwwww!Tomorrow i will start to work on the surface.

Almost there, feeling exhausted today, wouldn’t mind being the dog!

The piece is coming on nicely, I am now coiling the sides in and slightly up so that the form has a definite shoulder and a gently curved top that is pleasant to sit upon. Now that it is dry enough to hold its own weight, I will wrap the lower section. I want to manipulate […]

Last layer before I start to bring it sharply in. It’s a lot of work at this stage and my fingers are pretty sore, but I am very pleased with it so far. Might prop the sides as it is starting to feel pretty wobbly!  looking down at the shape, it is slightly oval and […]

Thanks to my daughter Polly for taking this photo.I was a bit worried about the piece yesterday but it survived the night and seems to have coped with the addition of more clay.