British Craft Trade Fair (Harrogate) is just a couple of days away. I will be located in the Newcomers Gallery at Stand N47, so be sure to come and check out my collection. This is my first year so I am quite nervous yet super excited. I am currently going over some final touches of my work and doing another mock up of my display to make sure on the day there will be the least amount of stress as possible! #BCTF #harrogate #tradefair #britishcrafttradefair #whitleybay #newcsa

Wow, I have noticed The Biscuit Factory is changing by exhibiting different artists! Such a nice visit, but I do admit I loved Alister Brookes' work, who has been exhibiting there for a while now. I loved the Raku fired miners, my favourite there so far! Another ceramic artist to look out for is Rowana Gilbert, with her vibrant vessels. I loved her coloured plinths, they went so well with the pots too. #concept #thebiscuitfactory #ceramics #makingclay #ceramic #ceramicart #ar

This is the shelf I am planning on setting my work on.. with a ton of help from Stephen Beardsell. #handbuilt #wood #plywood #building #handbuilding #whitleybay #sundelrand #sunderland #nationalglasscentre #glassart #glass #ceramics #ceramic #ceramicart #making #maker #sculpture #vessels #compositions #compositionideas #willowpattern #structure #north #northumberland #northeast #screenprints #presentation #sculpt #private #privateview #working #carpenter #sandblast

I am looking at different compositions for my work.. #compositions #compositionideas #art #artist #clay #craft #making #maker #white #willowpattern #ceramics #ceramicart #ceramic #screenprinted #blue #brown #uni #contemporaryartist #contemporary #commemorate #commemorates #creatives #creative #whitleybay #sunderland #newcastle #north #northeast #northumberland #create #sculpt #screenprints #sculp #handbuilding #handbuilt

Half way there.. My work is starting to take some shape.. With an array of sizes some vessels have screen prints embedded on them, some just white. #firstworldwar #worldwars #history #making #maker #uni #university #ma #masters #master #degree #commemorate #compositions #screenprinted #screenprint #review #stage #stage3 #north #northeast #northumberland #designer #design #ceramics #clay #makingclay #paperclay #screenprints #vessel #vessels #ceramic #ceramicart #art #artist #c

Wow, this week I had to privilege to attend an artist talk given by Paul Scott, at the National Glass Centre, Sunderland. A great inspiration to my work, he talked about his books, printing and transfers. Paul Scott also went on to give us a demonstration on how to create transfers of our own and put them onto ceramics. #workshop #art #artist #maker #making #uni #university #ngc #nationalglasscentre #sunderland #newcastle #inspired #inspire #transfer #transfers #arts #design

Assessment is fast approaching and one of my desks is smothered with work... this is only some of it. I LOVE doing my masters at University of Sunderland.. and within this year I was able to make so much more work than I have previously. So.. with two kilns full of these vessels, I can not wait to get them out.. glaze and add transfers !! #stage #stage2 #making #maker #makers #art #artist #artists #emergingart #emergingartists #contemporary #concepts #contemporaryart #contemp

So I have started my Masters in Ceramics at the University of Sunderland. We were given a module guide for Stage 1, which is the testing stage - and how fun it is! As I am continuing from my last project Last Post, I am focusing how I can present the letters the audience had written. So in this case I have been looking at how I can represent the paper and the writing, for example, scrupled paper, folded paper, a postcard? and written test, sgraffito, embossed or stamped words

Well I'm on a roll! Taking out pieces from the kiln, making more testers and then putting them in a kiln. #testing #ceramics #ceramic #clay #glaze #oxides #oxide #north #craft #crafts #art #artists #craftspeople #craftperson #artist #kiln #kilns #maker #sarah #glazes #northeast #northumberland #newcastle #uni #masters #ma #university #test #experiment #experiments #stage #stage1 #sunderland

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