The kiln is loaded with shells inbetween the layers so then the pottery doesn’t stick to each other in the firing.

Seaweed and mare’s tail are local to where I live and are very high in silica which means they leave deposits of their own form on the pieces, I don’t tend to just bung it all on top it is more carefully places.

The mares tail is so high in silica some of it remains throughout the firing, but it easily washes away when I clean up the pottery after the firing

the sagger is a really inefficient way of firing pottery, you can’t really fit much in.

Pots are so much better in use and I love dandelions they are so bright and cheerfu; and I let them grow in my garden, so I picked one and thought it would look good against the terracotta plant pots in the garden.

Inspired by the apprentice I took this shot, looking at it now, I wish the yellow was a lemon or an orange.