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Sake bottle

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Orange juicer.

Demonstrating so pointing at a few things, it looks a bit weird.

When it's a little firmer the grooves are added to the juicer section.

This one will have a jug to go underneath, so no pouring spout on the juicer!

#thrower

#madeonrhewheel

#potterywheen

#madebyhand

#juicesqueezer

#throwingdemonstration

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Ooh ahh!! Popped into the steam punk themed Cafe after many years and saw the water tower I made for them. Still looks cool 😎 #commission #steampunk #madelocal #potterylife #potter https://www.instagram.com/p/CdHzErkL50Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Who am I? That's a bit of a deep question!! But thank you for asking! I'll tell you my (brief) pottery story, but that will have to do for now..... I was accepted for a Fine Arts Degree. But I went to work in a pottery studio during the holidays.....and didn't leave for many years! There was a thrower at the studio whom I was fascinated by, and I became his apprentice (subject matter for my soon to be written parable "the potters apprentice"). I became a production thrower. I worked in many studios full time and part time over 20 years! In between I did a Bachelor of Design Degree, Ceramics, was an artist in residence, set up my own production studio and travelled around the world. I have taught pottery to many people and (very accidently) built a busy teaching studio that I recently retired from. Now, after 47 years around clay, working hard, I want to help people be able to work full time, or part time, in ceramics, earning a passion living doing what they love! Stick around, watch the fun unfold as hubby and I head off for bus life, off-grid, and learn from me if it fits with you via the pottery app I'm developing! #offgridpotter #buslife #learpottery #thepottersway #pottery #potterylifestyle #potterylife https://www.instagram.com/p/CdHrBxvrZg5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I'm developing an app! Just for potters! There are plenty of courses out there to get people started with clay and to start building that passion for clay creativity...... 🔥 But what do you do when you have some techniques, but no idea how to design and style "your" range? 🤔 🔥 How do you determine that niche area that you love to make....and someone else might pay for? 🤔 🔥 How do you nail down "your" style, amongst the thousands of pottery possibilities? 🤔 The Potters Way 6 week "Finding Your Pottery MOJO" challenge is designed to get a newish potter with some skills on the path to developing professional work. Work YOU love to create, work you are super proud of, and work others fall in love with too. Comment below if you are keen! #thepottersway #potterymojo #potterystyle #propotter #potterychallenge #proudpotter https://www.instagram.com/p/CdHpAiuLFTk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sanding Bessie's bum! Normally sanding pot bums! However, Bess Bess needs a polish before we can finish the rest of the floor and start building our bus home. Off-grid potter here we come! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc9xzh-FVZ9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This little lidded container is another piece in my favourite light blue matt glaze on Keane's #33 midfire warm. What is your favourite glaze/clay combo? #colourinpottery #darkclay #keanesceramics #myglaze https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc6lVP7vY4w/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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GREEEEN This wonderful green glaze is adorning a thrown and altered bottle in BRT. The speckles are created by the trachyte in the clay body and saturated copper crystals. Glaze chemistry is one of my passions and I'm really looking forward to testing some ash and soda concoctions off grid!!! #green #glaze #makingglazes #glazechemistry https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc49pPaLukn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I'm developing a pottery app. After production throwing, setting up pottery wholesale businesses, making artworks, and teaching pottery for many years, and now 'retiring', I'm choosing to put everything I have learnt over the years, online, in an app. The first, foundation membership, course will be a 6 week challenge to "find your pottery mojo". An intense coaching program to help you find your style, the place between the style you love looking at and the pottery you love to make. It will also cover finding the market place, or audience, for your style. What do I love? Alternative firing, random, creativity, weird glazes, texture and colour. What I REALLY love is helping others find their creativity, that spark that sets you on fire, the thing that gives to passion and joy and drives you to work on your work! This is a new chapter and one that is driving me, and pulling me forward. Can't wait to deliver this offering to the first small group! #findyourpotterymojo #thepottersway #professionalpotter #sell your work #ceramicartist #potter https://www.instagram.com/p/CczWA54LZ8Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Enjoying a little photo shoot tonight. This sweet little lidded container is recycled clay with my favourite matt blue glaze. Part thrown, then altered and additions! #makewhatyoulove #joy #potteryhappiness #photshoot #blue https://www.instagram.com/p/CcsC_oKrrKR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Just an altered bowl. #thrownbowl #bowl #alteredbowl #potter #ceramicartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CcmyJw2L7Af/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Love learning new skills. Nice evening at @the_craft_parlour with teacher Kelly @palmbaskets Learning about natural fibres and possibilities as we go exploring north Queensland soon. Mixed media with clay coming up for sure! This is a little garlic basket for Bessie Bus and her tiny kitchen! #thecraftparlour #palmbaskets #thepottersway #crafts #crafty #claycollab https://www.instagram.com/p/CckkTGaLRyn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It's so nice when you can give presents you made yourself. It's even nicer when they are the things you have loved making and would love to keep for yourself! #gifted #birthdaypresent #gratitude #teapots #lovemakingthese #potterylife #pottery #ceramicartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CckIahkr884/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Bessie's rear windows are being replaced with refridgeration panels. Each panel covers two window bays. It will take 6 panels to replace the normal bus windows. Channels were cut out for the window frames so it's one smooth sheet on the outside and almost flush on the inside. The urgency is to have her livable rather than pretty at this stage. She will eventually get a coat of paint and I think a mural.... When all the windows are done (got the other side to go) she will have a spa bath (pressure clean of her under belly) so she feels like a new girl again. The floor will go in. Then the solar and plumbing. Then the bathroom, kitchen, laundry, lounge and bedroom. 3 weeks to go. No pressure. #buslife #offgridpotter #wildclayandwildfiring #potterylife #ontheroad #buspotter https://www.instagram.com/p/CcjzlkWrzDC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"Tangled" Raku vessel with copper wire. Every angle reveals another beautiful surface. Fire and smoke. #fireandsmoke #raku #pottery #rakupottery #frie #smoke #copper #reduction #ceramicartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CcjdvUzvkKV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This little raku piece is one of my favourites! Like most raku it can be difficult to photograph its wonderful metallic shininess and still capture its colour! #raku #rakufiring #fire #prettycolours #pottery #potterylife #ceramic #ceramicartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CcjaUchvA7m/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=