Category Archives: Film

Announcement! Woodworking for Potters

Posted on 16/07/2017 by Joseph Travis

I have been considering this for a while but this week I went and I did some filming at the day job. There is still a lot to get to grips with my canon when it comes to film and … Continue reading →

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What’s in the Saggar?

Posted on 18/06/2017 by Joseph Travis

For the uninitiated, I should explain what a Saggar is, it is a big piece of pottery that smaller pottery is sealed in.  Traditionally this was done in Stoke on Trent to protect the pottery from the coal fire that … Continue reading →

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Throwing Down the Towel

Posted on 05/11/2015 by Joseph Travis

This week marks to start of the BBC’s Great British Pottery Throw Down, and from the pottery community there has been a mixed response as expected.  Personally I am feeling more upbeat about the program.

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New Videos

Posted on 20/10/2015 by Joseph Travis

I have been busy recently working through my dissertation and creating videos for the practical part of the research.  Learning to edit on Adobe Premiere Pro has been a bit of a slog this week but it has sped up … Continue reading →

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