On 22nd May 2015, I attended a private viewing which was exhibiting the second year glass and ceramics students work, from the University of Sunderland. The exhibition, Dry Run, was at the Shipley Art Gallery, in the north east of England. The night was a success, the room was full of family, friends and gallery workers. The Dry Run exhibition is set up in preparation for the Degree Show, the following year. In the show there were a very interesting ideas and concepts, and

Today at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, Stephen Dixon, a professional ceramic artist and Professor of Contemporary Crafts at Manchester School of Art has given a talk about his work in ceramics and a workshop. I am inspired and grateful of the opportunity to meet, and hear about the work of Stephen, as his work has been an inspiration of mine for a long time. Stephen Dixon's work is about commemoration, subversion and football. He also went on to say a narrative