Spring clean
Spring clear-out at Peter Arscott Ceramics
Entries by Peter Arscott
political pottery
Last week I walked into the studio and slammed the door behind me. There was a resounding crash. I knew then that I should have repaired the wobbly shelf that held stacks of three legged bowls. However, all potters develop a protective skin that steers them away from howling at the moon, so I swept […]
The jumble vases of Mud Month
Apologies for the brevity of this month’s blog, which like the month of February itself, seems shorter than others and lacking a defined personality. Unfair really. After all, had it retained its original Old English name of Kale-monath it would be forever associated with brassica as Cabbage Month, which we can assume was the daily […]
worm grunting
May Hill hovering on the horizon The fitter your legs, the fitter your mind. This is what I told myself as I slogged up Bradlow Hill to my favourite viewing spot one harsh cold morning last week. It’s good for you, colder temperatures help people think clearly, people perform tasks better. What’s more, people are […]
December squelch
The month of December signals the full emergence of the cold winter season and, as the last month of the year, it promises a new beginning in January – who would not be looking forward to that? On the other hand, we’ve learnt to change our habits so much in 2020 that, as a result, bread-making, […]
Fungus
Below knee height: the world of fungi and ceramics
Tree Music
Peter Arscott Ceramics at The Chuffed Store and a meandering autumnal encounter with an enraged squirrel
Wanted
ceramics, Covid and Nature
Clay is good for you
a ceramicist’s meander in a wood
Free ceramic pieces
another walk in the bucolic landscape around Ledbury