Wardlow Mires 2017 - see www.potsandfood.co.uk for details and links to all exhibitors

Another super event, thanks to Pat Fuller and Team. Very lively, friendly and down to earth! 50 potters stands and artisan food stands; delicious freshly cooked food (woodfired pizzas; African/Caribean-stews; stir-fry noodles; filled oatcakes; organic meat bbq), beer tent and cider tent; raku firing and wooden stool making - and the time machine of a pub, The Tree Stags Heads. A great weekend for exhibitors and a great day out for visitors. Thank you to dear Aunty Pat for your wonderful surprise visit and to Bel and Lew and Rebecca and Bill for visiting and showing me your wares. I am already looking forward to next year . .

Ceramic Wales, Wrexham, Sept 2017

October evening pinch/press pot making at Tremadog, Gwynedd

I made the most of a fine autumn evening and set off for Tremadog (my favourite climbing spot about twenty years ago), with a lump of clay, a pot of clay powder and brush; a couple of wooden tools; a flask of tea and a packet of Garibaldis. 

The way in to Craig Pant Ifan . . .

Looking up to the distant crag of slanting slabs with overhangs.

Clay powder, clay and wooden tools.

Two pinch pots.

One of the pinch pots has been pulled up...

...and the other.

And three hours later, after pressing and shaping (it was nearly dark at 7pm, this was an 8 second exposure).

These will be 'guinomi' - saki cups, or shot-cups, with carved footrings. It was too dark to carve the feet with the wooden tools so I wrapped the pots in a slightly damp tea towl and felt my way back down over the boulders.

Back at the studio . .

. . after carving the feet into the leather hard clay.