Rescuing the apples in the rain before Storm Amy knocks them off the trees! A bumper crop this year
#autumn #stormamy #apples

There are so many butterflies out at the moment! The red admirals were loving the plums that had split on the tree (we had quite a bit of rain after a dry spell) and this small tortoiseshell took a fancy the wet clay lid.

#butterflies #ceramics #insects

Back to some throwing today with a form I cut from thin plywood
#ceramics #handmade #slowmade #howitsmade

Some of my favourite things..walking on the beautiful island of Inishbofin examining the hues and tones of summer on the coast and collecting colour inspiration
#colourboard #inspiration #inishbofin #wildflowers #coast #island #studioceramics #process #foundobjects

Fabulous weather in Connemara this week, the vibrant summer colours inspiring this glaze

#summer #slowmade #connemara #cup #ceramics #coffee

I tried layering glazes and wax resist on these beakers, I like the results

#ceramics #handmade #flowers #coffee #wine #blue

This little fellow passed me in the shed on his way out to the garden. We mow a path to walk down through the fields, leaving all the grass long, and in the evening loads of black slugs come out onto the short grass, a smorgasbord for our hedgehog population #wildlife #biodiversity #hedgehog #native

Some work in progress, Ivy leaves Lino printed on to paper and transferred to a greenware coffee mug, the print came out cleaner the expected.. I’m looking forward to seeing how they look when glazed
#handmade #process #ceramic #coffee #ivy #ceramics

Found some Water Avens by the river. #wildflower #Ireland #biodiversity #inspiration

A family of Thrush have fledged down in the apple trees, the young ones still unconcerned by our presence, crashing about, learning to fly. Here is the finishing of a set of eggcups inspired by these beautiful birds.. #eggcup #breakfast #handmade #nativebirds #songthrush #ceramic

I was brought for a walk by a newly fledged thrush this evening! The thrush even stopped for a little forage in the longer grass before settling in the apple tree, apparently unconcerned by my presence. Magic! #wildlife #nature #birds #garden

The sun does shine in Ireland, occasionally, I swear! Here’s some pics that include blue sky and sunshine to prove it! 😉 #ceramics #handmade #Irishdesign #picnic #bluesky #sunshine

I’m so excited! My new flyers just arrived! (Re-checking again them for spelling mistakes😅)

Showing some of my printing process (ivy tendrils) The liquid underglaze is a very different consistency to printing ink and needs some tidying up as I go! #ceramics #print #linoprint #ivy #botanicprint #process

What a day! The colours are such a vibrant spectrum of greens and golds
#flowers #atlantic #besidethesea

I’ve been exploring with Lino printing underglaze straight onto bisque ware and these are the first out of the kiln. So happy with the level of detail!
#ceramics #linoprint #cup #coffee #dandylion #foodforbees