My interest in making pots that reflect their “place”, has continued to influence my approach to the type of clays I throw, the glazes I use and the kiln in which they are fired . Each element has a profound bearing on the outcome.

Making glazes from materials found or won locally, have an individual quality, unique to the area and despite the time taken to process, blend and test, when a glaze finally works, the sense of achievement is all the greater.

Wood ashes, Granite dust from local quarries, Ochre and iron slips are collected from stream banks and local pools. These elements form a percentage, large or small, of a recipe I have tried and tested before, the results are noted and if further work is required, alterations made and tested again.

I have found that the slips I use for saltglazing can become a little “sameish” so by trying things that at first I thought could never work have had some surprising results.

Maintaining an inquiring and open mind has made the subject for me, one of endless possibilities.