Category Archives: Meerkat

Let’s Play Hungry Hungry Hippos

Posted on 23/02/2016 by Joseph Travis

“The waiting game sucks. Let’s play hungry hungry hippos” Homer J Simpson In January I submitted my dissertation for my Master’s research project. I am surprised by how long the process of writing up can take, but a lot of … Continue reading →

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Whatever happened to the painterly potter?

Posted on 17/08/2015 by Joseph Travis

Watching Alex Shimwell throw on YouTube always reminds me of watching Kevin Millward. Kevin Millward was a visiting tutor during my final year of my Undergraduate degree, he only taught at the university one day a week for four weeks. … Continue reading →

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The importance of a narrow focus

Posted on 19/06/2015 by Joseph Travis

I didn’t know it at the time but James Hake gave the best advice to me when as an art student and I told him I wanted to be a Potter. His advice was simply that you should start off … Continue reading →

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Making as a Performance

Posted on 15/06/2015 by Joseph Travis

Making by throwing or hand building is the only part of the process where the clay feels alive to me. As soon as it dries out to greenware, my love for it wanes. Generally all love is destroyed as it … Continue reading →

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