Sorry, Iris, you've been moved on!

With the season well under way, I've finally made enough stock to see it through. It's now time to relax and start the brain thinking about certain projects. I'm longing to do some photography work and, since the winters here are long and wet and cold, I am preparing a folder of pictures which I will work on when we are confined to barracks. This is just one part of a huge willow tree which was struck by lightning, split in two and burnt. To me it looks like a Spielberg monster.

I am now in my creative mood and on Monday will start to work on individual porcelain pieces. Ten bowls are required for a Paris exhibition in November as well as a huge amount of Christmas stock. If anyone is interested in the exhibition, please e-mail me.

I have lots of ideas running round my head and I'm really looking forward to going into the workshop and losing myself in my throwing. I'll be using my celadon glaze as well as my sang de boeuf. Anyone who regularly reads my blog may be happy to know that I've found a supplier of the frit needed to turn the latter blood red. Bingo!

The matt red slip that I'm still working on remains fairly elusive but on this occasion I don't really mind because the effects I'm getting while trying to achieve it are rather pleasing.

Photographs will be posted soon.