Reported the Sago Palm tonight. Looks much better in a funky pot! #pots #glaze #ceramics #palms #plants #pottery

Reported the Sago Palm tonight. Looks much better in a funky pot! #pots #glaze #ceramics #palms #plants #pottery
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Fresh pots means potting session. Am really loving the guinea-fowl aloe at the moment, a plant with lots of character. Obviously a plant like this needs a funky terracotta pot! #ceramics #pottery #pots #terracotta #aloe #succulents

Fresh pots means potting session. Am really loving the guinea-fowl aloe at the moment, a plant with lots of character. Obviously a plant like this needs a funky terracotta pot! #ceramics #pottery #pots #terracotta #aloe #succulents
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This is a Dieffenbachia picta Camilla, you will often see these sold in supermarkets as foliage plants (tis where I got this one). . . . The popularity it has hides the fact it can be a very tricky plant to keep happy and healthy. A healthy plant can grow over 5ft and give a false palm look to a room. Especially good with the beautifully coloured leaves. However in the wrong conditions, of which there can be many, the plant can drop flowers, become tall and thin and eventually die off. . . . Still for now this one seems happy and healthy enough, again it is in one of my hand built pots, and will be available @etsyuk #madelocal in Canterbury. . . . #plants #growing #foliage #etsymadelocal #pottery #ceramics #craft

This is a Dieffenbachia picta Camilla, you will often see these sold in supermarkets as foliage plants (tis where I got this one). . . . The popularity it has hides the fact it can be a very tricky plant to keep happy and healthy. A healthy plant can grow over 5ft and give a false palm look to a room. Especially good with the beautifully coloured leaves. However in the wrong conditions, of which there can be many, the plant can drop flowers, become tall and thin and eventually die off. . . . Still for now this one seems happy and healthy enough, again it is in one of my hand built pots, and will be available @etsyuk #madelocal in Canterbury. . . . #plants #growing #foliage #etsymadelocal #pottery #ceramics #craft
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Not quite as small as @almedapottery but sometimes you have to throw a smaller pot to sharpen the skills... #pottery #ceramics #smallisgood #throwing

Not quite as small as @almedapottery but sometimes you have to throw a smaller pot to sharpen the skills... #pottery #ceramics #smallisgood #throwing
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Acorn from work - Charles Dickens' old house, grown during half term. Hoping this will continue to grow and I can bonsai it... The tap root btw is already massive! . . . #oak @blackerandoak #tree #growing #pot #ceramics #terracotta #pottery

Acorn from work - Charles Dickens' old house, grown during half term. Hoping this will continue to grow and I can bonsai it... The tap root btw is already massive! . . . #oak @blackerandoak #tree #growing #pot #ceramics #terracotta #pottery
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Another hand built pot this time with a Sansevieria trifasciata laurentii or. Mother-in-law's tongue plant. Well looked after plants can get to around 3ft in height and will produce small fragrant flowers. It can be propagated by dividing clumps up or taking cuttings. . . . This plant is incredibly hardy and only massive over watering or really cold temperatures can truly kill it. I will have this at my @etsyuk stand for the made local fayre, first weekend in December in Canterbury. . . . The pot has been hand built and glazed and retains crinkles and folds from the plasticity of the clay. After all texture is king! . . . #clay #pottery #ceramics #plants #growing #sansevieria #foliage #houseplant

Another hand built pot this time with a Sansevieria trifasciata laurentii or. Mother-in-law's tongue plant. Well looked after plants can get to around 3ft in height and will produce small fragrant flowers. It can be propagated by dividing clumps up or taking cuttings. . . . This plant is incredibly hardy and only massive over watering or really cold temperatures can truly kill it. I will have this at my @etsyuk stand for the made local fayre, first weekend in December in Canterbury. . . . The pot has been hand built and glazed and retains crinkles and folds from the plasticity of the clay. After all texture is king! . . . #clay #pottery #ceramics #plants #growing #sansevieria #foliage #houseplant
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Guinea-fowl aloe for my aunty for her birthday. Already has pride of place in her kitchen. . . . The pot was an early experiment with different glazes, really like the white spots in the glaze but wasn't something I made many of. . . . #aloe #succulent #pottery #ceramics #plant #gift

Guinea-fowl aloe for my aunty for her birthday. Already has pride of place in her kitchen. . . . The pot was an early experiment with different glazes, really like the white spots in the glaze but wasn't something I made many of. . . . #aloe #succulent #pottery #ceramics #plant #gift
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Went on a mini break to visit my family. Ended up buying a lemon tree to look after... #plants #growing

Went on a mini break to visit my family. Ended up buying a lemon tree to look after... #plants #growing
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Last man standing after everything went off to @nucleusarts yesterday. Guess I should throw some more? . . . This is an Aloe artistata or Guinea fowl aloe, they have little white nodules and pointy leaves which are feathery at the tip. I love growing aloes because they are very tough and self propagate readily, which is great. . . . #succulents #aloe #plants #growing #pottery #ceramics #craft #selling

Last man standing after everything went off to @nucleusarts yesterday. Guess I should throw some more? . . . This is an Aloe artistata or Guinea fowl aloe, they have little white nodules and pointy leaves which are feathery at the tip. I love growing aloes because they are very tough and self propagate readily, which is great. . . . #succulents #aloe #plants #growing #pottery #ceramics #craft #selling
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Just got back from a meeting @nucleusarts in Rochester who will be stocking my pots and plants from November. Very excited! #pots #plants #ceramics #succulents #pottery #craft

Just got back from a meeting @nucleusarts in Rochester who will be stocking my pots and plants from November. Very excited! #pots #plants #ceramics #succulents #pottery #craft
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Today was productive if not totally successful. Will see how these look after trimming, the clay was pretty tough today. #excuses #throwing #pots #ceramics #pottery #craft

Today was productive if not totally successful. Will see how these look after trimming, the clay was pretty tough today. #excuses #throwing #pots #ceramics #pottery #craft
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That moment when you're off to the studio and realise you have dressed as Luigi! @outsidexboxofficial @whatculturegaming #luigi #pixel #pottery

That moment when you're off to the studio and realise you have dressed as Luigi! @outsidexboxofficial @whatculturegaming #luigi #pixel #pottery
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Checking on the hand built pots today. Lifted one up to find this relief. Pretty cool I think. #pottery #ceramics #gazelle

Checking on the hand built pots today. Lifted one up to find this relief. Pretty cool I think. #pottery #ceramics #gazelle
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Second Japanese Sago Palm, would like to say I designed the pot to look like this and play in to the plasticity of clay. However it started to collapse when I took the former out and I just rolled with it... #ceramics #clay #palm #plant #growing #craft #pottery

Second Japanese Sago Palm, would like to say I designed the pot to look like this and play in to the plasticity of clay. However it started to collapse when I took the former out and I just rolled with it... #ceramics #clay #palm #plant #growing #craft #pottery
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This is a Haworthiopsis attenuata or a Zebra Haworthia. These succulents are very aloe like and often mistaken for them (I have on the past, a lot). The name comes from the zebra stripes across the leaves of the plant. Confusingly there is also H. fasciata which is also a Zebra Haworthia however they have smoother inner sides to their leaves and attenuata have the white tubercles on both sides. . . . These are hardy succulents which like quick draining soil and lots of light, though not scoring direct sunlight. If looked after well they will propagate and form clumps of plants like they do in the wild. They like lots of water in the summer but less the rest of the year and you should avoid over-watering and keep the soil fairly dry between watering. All being well they should flower in November and December. . . . Botany lesson over, the pot is white clay, hand thrown with lots of glaze to give that shiny pearlescent look. This is one of the plants/pots combinations I will have @etsyuk made local in Canterbury in December. . . . #thrownandgrown #canterbury #etsy #craft #craftfair #pottery #ceramics #plants #glaze #etsymadelocal #succulents #haworthia

This is a Haworthiopsis attenuata or a Zebra Haworthia. These succulents are very aloe like and often mistaken for them (I have on the past, a lot). The name comes from the zebra stripes across the leaves of the plant. Confusingly there is also H. fasciata which is also a Zebra Haworthia however they have smoother inner sides to their leaves and attenuata have the white tubercles on both sides. . . . These are hardy succulents which like quick draining soil and lots of light, though not scoring direct sunlight. If looked after well they will propagate and form clumps of plants like they do in the wild. They like lots of water in the summer but less the rest of the year and you should avoid over-watering and keep the soil fairly dry between watering. All being well they should flower in November and December. . . . Botany lesson over, the pot is white clay, hand thrown with lots of glaze to give that shiny pearlescent look. This is one of the plants/pots combinations I will have @etsyuk made local in Canterbury in December. . . . #thrownandgrown #canterbury #etsy #craft #craftfair #pottery #ceramics #plants #glaze #etsymadelocal #succulents #haworthia
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Took delivery of a Japanese Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) today. Found a little pot for it to go in. Hopefully it will thrive and flower, after all it has lovely flowers and cones when it does flower. . . . Now where to put it... . . . #palm #plants #growing #pots #pottery #ceramics

Took delivery of a Japanese Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) today. Found a little pot for it to go in. Hopefully it will thrive and flower, after all it has lovely flowers and cones when it does flower. . . . Now where to put it... . . . #palm #plants #growing #pots #pottery #ceramics
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Hurry up and cool... Last of my 'big pots' have just finished firing. . . . I hate the waiting on pottery! . . . #waiting #pottery #ceramics #pots

Hurry up and cool... Last of my 'big pots' have just finished firing. . . . I hate the waiting on pottery! . . . #waiting #pottery #ceramics #pots
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Spent the day hand building more larger terracotta pots. Mostly wider rather than taller though... . . . Last week I threw a load of urns in terracotta as well, this little guy was my warm up. Might buy him an air plant! . . . #terracotta #pottery #ceramics #plants #craft

Spent the day hand building more larger terracotta pots. Mostly wider rather than taller though... . . . Last week I threw a load of urns in terracotta as well, this little guy was my warm up. Might buy him an air plant! . . . #terracotta #pottery #ceramics #plants #craft
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Not quite finished but I do think it looks pretty cool! #pottery #ceramics #plants #growing #succulents

Not quite finished but I do think it looks pretty cool! #pottery #ceramics #plants #growing #succulents
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A friend of ours gave my wife a Chinese money plant (Piles peperomiodes). . . . This is a lovely flowering plant with distinctive round leaves. . . . A special plant deserves a distinct pot so it's in one of my odd shaped porcelain efforts. . . . #plant #growing #pottery #porcelain #ceramics

A friend of ours gave my wife a Chinese money plant (Piles peperomiodes). . . . This is a lovely flowering plant with distinctive round leaves. . . . A special plant deserves a distinct pot so it's in one of my odd shaped porcelain efforts. . . . #plant #growing #pottery #porcelain #ceramics
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I focus a lot on my pots. Here is one focusing on the plant for a change. . . . This is a lovely Echeveria derenbergii (painted lady) grown from a runner. . . . I really love the tight spiral on this plant, others in the Echeveria group grow like small trees and some have red/brown tips to their leaves. . . . #succulents #terracotta #plants #growing #pottery

I focus a lot on my pots. Here is one focusing on the plant for a change. . . . This is a lovely Echeveria derenbergii (painted lady) grown from a runner. . . . I really love the tight spiral on this plant, others in the Echeveria group grow like small trees and some have red/brown tips to their leaves. . . . #succulents #terracotta #plants #growing #pottery
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Not quite Marcel Duchamp but new bedside table is made... @ikea table repurposed and an old bike fork. @pwadey1006 thoughts? Be giving @blackerandoak a run for his money soon. #bikeart #table #art #furniture

Not quite Marcel Duchamp but new bedside table is made... @ikea table repurposed and an old bike fork. @pwadey1006 thoughts? Be giving @blackerandoak a run for his money soon. #bikeart #table #art #furniture
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Shiny pot now has plants in it... #ceramics #pottery #plants #growing #throwandgrow

Shiny pot now has plants in it... #ceramics #pottery #plants #growing #throwandgrow
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Throwing terracotta today, warmed up now! . . . #terracotta #throwing #clay #ceramics #craft #pottery

Throwing terracotta today, warmed up now! . . . #terracotta #throwing #clay #ceramics #craft #pottery
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Getting prepped (awkwardly) for 2nd-3rd December @etsyuk made local event in Canterbury. Am planning on having lots of plants and funky pots for sale, maybe a good Christmas present? . . . @imanderweddingsigns will have details over there and more to follow here too. But we will all be at Westgate Hall the first weekend in Canterbury. . . . Also big shout out to @blackerandoak who will also be there with is awesome wood products making mine look amateur hour! . . . Hope to see some of you there. Promise I'm done... . . . #etsy #craft #craftfair #christmas #pottery #ceramics #plants #growing

Getting prepped (awkwardly) for 2nd-3rd December @etsyuk made local event in Canterbury. Am planning on having lots of plants and funky pots for sale, maybe a good Christmas present? . . . @imanderweddingsigns will have details over there and more to follow here too. But we will all be at Westgate Hall the first weekend in Canterbury. . . . Also big shout out to @blackerandoak who will also be there with is awesome wood products making mine look amateur hour! . . . Hope to see some of you there. Promise I'm done... . . . #etsy #craft #craftfair #christmas #pottery #ceramics #plants #growing
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Potted a load of aloes and succulents up yesterday. Might be running load on pots now... . #pottery #ceramics #aloe #succulents #plants

Potted a load of aloes and succulents up yesterday. Might be running load on pots now... . #pottery #ceramics #aloe #succulents #plants
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Today's Bob Ross bravery test. Take a picture you aren't sure is finished and paint a tree in it. . . . 'Weeping tree' acrylic on canvas 2016-2017. . . . I think this has become more of an ecological painting than it started life as... . . . What do you think? Should I have done the tree or not? Also I think I am still obsessed with trees... 🌲 . . . #trees #painting #acrylicpainting #art #artist

Today's Bob Ross bravery test. Take a picture you aren't sure is finished and paint a tree in it. . . . 'Weeping tree' acrylic on canvas 2016-2017. . . . I think this has become more of an ecological painting than it started life as... . . . What do you think? Should I have done the tree or not? Also I think I am still obsessed with trees... 🌲 . . . #trees #painting #acrylicpainting #art #artist
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Detaped this today. So much going on in it. Really enjoying the effects and the feel of this series of paintings. #abstractart #oilpainting #art #artist #painting

Detaped this today. So much going on in it. Really enjoying the effects and the feel of this series of paintings. #abstractart #oilpainting #art #artist #painting
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We had friends over for dinner last night and they brought us a new plant. This has gone straight into a spare pot although I need to find or make a deeper one for it to go in permanently. . . . I believe this to be a Cordyline australis, though I could be wrong. If I am right it's commonly known as a cabbage palm which is a name that makes me chuckle. . . . Love growing foliage plants, more so than aloes I think, love having big leaves and different shades of green. Might have to look into getting more of these growing... . . . #plants #foliage #terracotta #pottery #ceramics #palm

We had friends over for dinner last night and they brought us a new plant. This has gone straight into a spare pot although I need to find or make a deeper one for it to go in permanently. . . . I believe this to be a Cordyline australis, though I could be wrong. If I am right it's commonly known as a cabbage palm which is a name that makes me chuckle. . . . Love growing foliage plants, more so than aloes I think, love having big leaves and different shades of green. Might have to look into getting more of these growing... . . . #plants #foliage #terracotta #pottery #ceramics #palm
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Lazy Sundays with Bob Ross. #art #netflix #relaxing

Lazy Sundays with Bob Ross. #art #netflix #relaxing
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Grapefruit has perked up on its new pot. #grapefruit #plant #growing #ceramics #pottery #terracotta

Grapefruit has perked up on its new pot. #grapefruit #plant #growing #ceramics #pottery #terracotta
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Monsters ball at work using Dickens' tunnel to his old summer house as a crypt. #halloween #friday13 #spooky

Monsters ball at work using Dickens' tunnel to his old summer house as a crypt. #halloween #friday13 #spooky
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First of the hand built new pots is ready. The others need glazing but the plan is to make some more terracotta ones soon. . . . Originally the grapefruit was not going in this, however it's old pot could not store enough water for its needs so by default it had to go in. . . . Really pleased with the size of these and how they have come out, a lot larger than I can currently throw which is good. Can't wait to glaze the others! . . . Also not as heavy as it looks, might try a porcelain version... . . . #ceramics #pottery #pots #handbuilding #plants #citrus

First of the hand built new pots is ready. The others need glazing but the plan is to make some more terracotta ones soon. . . . Originally the grapefruit was not going in this, however it's old pot could not store enough water for its needs so by default it had to go in. . . . Really pleased with the size of these and how they have come out, a lot larger than I can currently throw which is good. Can't wait to glaze the others! . . . Also not as heavy as it looks, might try a porcelain version... . . . #ceramics #pottery #pots #handbuilding #plants #citrus
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I believe this works... #plants #flamingo #pottery #ceramics #decor #decorating #breadscales

I believe this works... #plants #flamingo #pottery #ceramics #decor #decorating #breadscales
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A year 7 brought me in a Lego man that apparently is me...

A year 7 brought me in a Lego man that apparently is me...
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New painting, playing around with oils to get as light a finish as possible. Almost impressionistic in the style, maybe. #painting #impressions #abstractart #oilpainting #art #artist

New painting, playing around with oils to get as light a finish as possible. Almost impressionistic in the style, maybe. #painting #impressions #abstractart #oilpainting #art #artist
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Experimenting with glazes on bisque wear... . . . Impatient for the kiln to finish and get at my big pots... . . . #ceramics #pottery #clay #glaze #colour #experiment

Experimenting with glazes on bisque wear... . . . Impatient for the kiln to finish and get at my big pots... . . . #ceramics #pottery #clay #glaze #colour #experiment
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This is my favourite combination of glazes. Love the blues and the orange/yellows. . . . #glaze #ceramics #pottery #clay

This is my favourite combination of glazes. Love the blues and the orange/yellows. . . . #glaze #ceramics #pottery #clay
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Hung this on the wall so that I wasn't tempted to paint over or on it. . . . #abstractart #colourfield #colours #acrylicpainting #art #painting

Hung this on the wall so that I wasn't tempted to paint over or on it. . . . #abstractart #colourfield #colours #acrylicpainting #art #painting
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So many things to do this morning. So of course I re-potted these! . . . My desk is getting pretty full! . . . These are Haworthia attenuata or zebra haworthia, though can't think why they have they name... They are succulents from S.Africa. They have white tubercles on their leaves which give the stripey pattern and are very hardy houseplants. . . . #succulents #plants #pottery #growing #ceramics #glaze

So many things to do this morning. So of course I re-potted these! . . . My desk is getting pretty full! . . . These are Haworthia attenuata or zebra haworthia, though can't think why they have they name... They are succulents from S.Africa. They have white tubercles on their leaves which give the stripey pattern and are very hardy houseplants. . . . #succulents #plants #pottery #growing #ceramics #glaze
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Hung on a wall at last, also with all my family on holiday would love to be on one this week! . . . #painting #landscape #abstractart #oilpainting

Hung on a wall at last, also with all my family on holiday would love to be on one this week! . . . #painting #landscape #abstractart #oilpainting
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What did you do this weekend? . Nothing much just became A DAMN FACTORY! . . . #ceramics #pottery #clay

What did you do this weekend? . Nothing much just became A DAMN FACTORY! . . . #ceramics #pottery #clay
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More big forms made today... #ceramics #clay #pottery

More big forms made today... #ceramics #clay #pottery
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Back to nervously check if the pots have cracked or collapsed overnight. . . . Really hope they haven't. #ceramics #pottery #clay

Back to nervously check if the pots have cracked or collapsed overnight. . . . Really hope they haven't. #ceramics #pottery #clay
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