March 2012 - Craft Fair

Hutton Village Hall Craft Fair - Sunday 11th March 2012

Hutton Village Hall,

Moor Lane,

Hutton,

Preston,

Lancashire

PR4 5SE

Open to the public 10am - 4pm

Feb 2012 - Craft fair!

Grimsargh Village Hall Craft Fair - Sunday 12th February 2012

Valentine's craft fair at:

Grimsargh Village Hall,
Preston Road,
Grimsargh,
Lancashire,
PR2 5JS

Open to the public 10am - 4pm


New pots!!!

Fired my kiln last weekend and these are some of the pots that came out. I'm still testing new coloured slips trying to get a good deep green and I think I would like a purple, nearly there hopefully get some more good tests out of the next firing. New pots include: jugs, tea cups, t-light holders, and bowls.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! The Penwortham Christmas market was lovely, thank you to everyone who came, glad the weather stayed nice for it! Had a couple of commissions over Christmas including: personalised hanging decorations, salt and pepper shakers, peach halves and oil and vinegar bottles (photos below). Back into production now so there will be more photos to follow. If you are not already on my mailing list and would like to be informed of updates please email me: pilkington.anne@hotmail.co.uk

Penwortham Christmas Market!

Penwortham Christmas Market
is on this week Wednesday 14th December 2011!

The market will be on Liverpool Road, Penwortham, open 6pm till 9pm. Stalls will be set out on the pavements both sides of the road from The Fleece Pub up to Royal Bank of Scotland. I will have a stand set up outside Johnson Cleaners.

There will be a visit from Penwortham Primary School Choir and Lostock Hall Memorial Band, a fairground at The Fleece and lots of places to eat.

Hope you can make it, would be lovely to see some familiar faces.

Nothern Potters AGM 2011

I have just got round to looking through the photos from Northern Potters AGM at York Art Gallery. There was a great demonstration by Roger Lewis who hand builds Ceramics, he has found a way of trapping air inside slabs of clay to give them a cushioned effect and incorporating this technique with the use of texture making the pieces very tactile.

Craft Fair this weekend!

Sunday 30th Oct 2011

REEBOK STADIUM,
Exhibition Hall,
Horwich,
Bolton,
Lancashire
BL6 6JW

Open: 10am-4.30pm

Its a one day selling event. I am all packed up and ready to go. I am taking a range of pots to sell from some of my earlier slip cast pots and my degree show work to the more recent Salt & Soda and Earthenware pots. The fair is organised by The Creative Crafts Association for more information about future craft fairs: www.creativecrafts-online.co.uk

Last day at Glebe!

Wow doesn't time fly when your having fun!

I first arrived at Glebe in September 2010. I stayed for just under two weeks, to get an idea of what it would be like to work here as an apprentice and to see if I would want to live and work here for 6 months and gain experience from Margaret Gardiner (http://www.maggygardiner.com/ ). Within that time we prepared, packed and fired her small salt and soda kiln. I hardly knew anything about this type of firing so it was a great experience!

So at the end of January 2011 I started my 6 month apprenticeship! The 6 months ended in Aug and we organised another month in September where Frauke Abel (http://www.fraukeramik.de/) and myself would come and work together for a month to swap knowledge and discuss our plans for setting up workshops and starting our businesses.

Tuesday morning I will set off home and the next adventure of becoming a potter will start! I have booked a stand with Creative Crafts Association to be part of a craft fair at the Reebok Stadium on the 30th October 2011. It is a one day selling event, opens 10am - 4.30pm. I am going to apply for an exhibition called 'Young Artist of the Year Award' at the Biscuit Factory Gallery, Newcastle. Most importantly I will be practising my throwing and experimenting with slips and glazes until I find something I can produce with my electric kiln that I am happy with.

A massive thank you to Maggy! I'm so grateful for the opportunity she gave me to gain experience from working with her. I have learnt so much over this past year and had such a brilliant time. THANK YOU!!

There will be lots more posts to follow so you can see what I have been getting up to...!