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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · 16h

It’s Holt Market this Sunday and I’ve been playing with sticky back plastic again

@holtsundaymarket @hsm @loveholt #hsm #holtsundaymarket #loveholt

An oval plate glazed first in blue-green on the left half and then in white on the right and overlapping the blue-green to get an oil spot effect.

An oval plate with white leaf shapes on a blue-green background.

Same glazes as before but using wavy strips of sticky back plastic to mask the areas that end up white.

As before but with the sticky back plastic cut to resemble seaweed.

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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Sep 24

Yeah, doesn’t bother me - very rarely let anyone in there

Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Sep 24

It’s the glaze splatters on the ceiling that I never get round to cleaning…

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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Sep 23

I don’t usually remember to take photos before firing but sometimes it’s fun to see the difference.

Looking down into my kiln at glazed bowls and a mug before they’re fired.

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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Sep 22

Not really my colours but will try with others.

Looking down into a large ceramic bowl with multicoloured glazes all starting at the rim and meting at the bottom of the bowl

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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Sep 21

And another one bites the dust, as Freddie might have said. I reglazed this too many times but it’s given me ideas for others. Or kintsugi perhaps…

Ceramic plate glazed in shades of blue and maroon, which broke in the last firing.

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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Sep 21

Still having fun with glazes

Ceramic bowl glazed in dark brown triangles with pink stripes between them, all meeting at the centre bottom of the bowl

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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Sep 21

Having a bit of glazing fun when I should be reminding myself how the vacuum cleaner works.

Small ceramic bowl glazed with shades of pink in streaks from the rim to the centre.

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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Sep 6

A few more things for Holt tomorrow. It’s a 12 hour excursion - leave home at 6am and return at 6pm. I love doing it.

A three-legged plant holder in pastel shades of mauve, blue & green

A plate with glazing that looks like a petri dish with interesting fungi in shades of yellow and copper

Stoneware mug glazed in pastel shades of mauve, purple & white

Stoneware plate glazed with blue & purple circles, a bit like a cross-section of rock candy

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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Sep 4

Why does it have to be functional?

Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Sep 4

If you’re playing with clay then you are a potter. Using a wheel is optional.

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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Sep 4

Looking forward to Holt Sunday Market on Sept 7. It’s only my second event this year due to some of those life events that appear from nowhere and derail plans. Anyway, I have lots of new plates, mugs & vases - here are a few of them.

#HoltSundaymarket #HSM #holt #ceramics #pottery #handmade

Purple glazed mug with green-yellow streaks

Black glazed mug with patches of light and dark blue.

Dark purple glazed mug with vertical streaks of light and dark blue.

Turquoise glazed mug with hints of pale pink, blue and green.

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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · May 30

If you live in Norfolk (UK) you might enjoy the monthly Holt Market on 1 June. It's my first event of the year and I'll have new designs and old favourites.

#holtmarket #holtsundaymarket #anglianpotters #handmadeceramicsuk #norfolkuk #smallbizuk #bskyceramics #bskypottery

A stoneware plate with orange speckled glaze on a background of ornamental grasses.

A large stoneware platter with white glaze squiggles on a mottled green background, giving an oil-spot effect.

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · Mar 2

currently available on nora.jewelry

shares are a big help!

currently available nora.jewelry

various fused glass pieces are pictured, including pendants, game tokens and cufflinks

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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Feb 28

February needs more flowers. Post one for each February day to cheer us all up.

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#februaryflowers #blueskygardeners #norfolkgarden #norfolkuk

Pale purple crocuses mean spring is really here.

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Fran’s Ceramics @fransceramics.bsky.social · Feb 27

February needs more flowers. Post one for each February day to cheer us all up.

Feb 27

#februaryflowers #blueskygardeners #norfolkgarden #norfolkuk

Thalictrum flavum glaucum - yellow meadow rue - has masses of fluffy yellow flowers on tall stems with slightly blue-green foliage.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · Feb 21

I fucked up someone’s pronouns yesterday (no excuse, I fucked up) and a poster kindly reminded me of the correct ones.

Listen. You can correct me on that anytime. Correct me on my birthday. Correct me on my deathbed.

Because despite what terrible people say, your identity MATTERS.