I have just opened the kiln and as promised here are some pictures. The water feature is based on a sculpture I have in the workshop ( and on the web gallery). I cannot believe that I have not already made a water feature in this design, it's such a watery theme and the lines are very fluid. The other pictures are of the wedding tea light holders. As you can imagine it has been a massive change working in very thin porcelain after the more robust stoneware. I am pleased with the result, I think they will look lovely with the light shining through.

Nothing for months and now two posts come along together! The shelves in my workshop are nearly empty of sculptures. I have been making water features to order steadily and not replacing sculptures when they sell. The gallery and examples page illustrate most of the sculptures I have made,--please remember that in 4 to 8 weeks I can make similar sculptures and water features to order.
John and Sophie are moving out today so I am writing this in the middle of hectic van loading. Kiln firing tomorrow and back to building another water feature.

I cannot believe it has been so long since I updated the blog. I had such good intentions of doing it regularly! I am still busy making commissions. I have just finished the building of a new water feature which I am pleased with, it is a very watery theme of a stylised starfish; I am looking forward to seeing it working. Which brings me to the next piece of news. I am having the website totally redesigned - it will include videos to show the movement and sound of the water features which will be a great improvement on static photos. This work is being done by Sophie Trinick ( my soon to be daughter in law, www.omni-ba.co.uk. )
I am now well into the school summer holidays and getting involved in a new challenge. I am making small porcelain tea light holders for the wedding next month of Sophie and my son John ( lots of wedding news in this blog, but this is the last one). I have based the idea on water lily flowers with overlapping petals, the light should show through making a pattern of the different thicknesses. Seems to be ok in the prototypes I made earlier. I will post photos later when they are fired. It has been so different working on such a small scale in such a different clay.
John and Sophie have been living with me for the last 6 months after moving from Bristol. They now have a flat in Plymouth so are moving on again tomorrow. I will miss their company hugely but the space will be lovely.