Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast The Clay Place Podcast

Today we talk to the founders of Small Ceramics, a company who went viral throughout the pandemic after creating a small wheel. It is a really interesting story how they have created such a wonderful product and how it has changed their lives. I hope you enjoy. 

Today I talk to Abigail who lives a hop skip and a jump from Scarborough in the North York Moors. She has moved from Illustration to pottery and we learn how she found that move and what she loves about clay! 

Today we hear from James, finalist on The Great Pottery Throwdown. We learn how clay has been a staple in his working life and how this has ebbed and flowed throughout adulthood. It is lovely to hear what the future holds for James. I hope you enjoy. 

Today we hear from Adam from Rush ceramics, how he turned from studying sculpture to ceramics and specifically portraits on mugs. This is a really interesting conversation about art form, growing as an artist and the realities of making money from the craft of ceramics. 

Today we hear from Christophe about his struggles in early life have made him the resilient person he is today and how a chance evening class led to one of his many passions. 

Today we talk to Dave Short, Dave was a contestant on The Great Pottery Throwdown series 7. He talks us through his interesting past and what brought him to start using clay and how it now impacts his life. 

Today we hear from Gillian, teacher and potter, turned her passion from clay into a teaching business. She has met many interesting characters along the way including working for Keith! 

Today we hear from winner of The Great Pottery Throwdown series 6 and my good friend Lois Gunn. This was one of my favourite podcasts to record. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Lois talks about her creative journey that has brought her to her wonderful work that she creates today. She tells us about her new venture and we have lots of chats about what art and pottery means to us! 

Today’s podcast is with Derek, you may know him from series 6 of The Great Pottery Throwdown. Derek’s journey from magazine editor to potter is an interesting one with lots of laughs along the way. Come and listen to Derek’s  Shenanigans I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I did. 

Today is the release of my podcast episode with the lovely Katherine (She also has a fab pottery podcast!) from Oxford Ceramics. Katherine is passionate about eco conscious pottery and sustainability. She is an author of many books on this topic and thrives to push the boundaries of eco glazes. This episode is a fantastic look into how she started to experiment and how this has influenced her pottery life. Go check it out! 

Abi 

Interviewing Abi was such a pleasure, with a similar background to my own in teaching, it was so interesting to hear how clay has weaved in and out of her life and the part it now plays. A fantastic journey and lots of inspiration and life tips to take away from this talented artist. 
You can find Abi below:

https://www.instagram.com/abilucreations/

 https://www.abilucreations.com/

Fabs- 

Fabiola is as vibrant as the colours on her native flag. Former ‘Great Pottery Throwdown’ contestant, Fabs has such a fabulous story to tell. If this episode doesn’t inspire you I am not sure what will. From childhood to present day she has overcome adversities with clay playing such a crucial role. Sit back and relax as we listen to Fabs story and tips of positivity! 

 You can find Fabs here: 

 https://www.instagram.com/fabsceramics/

 https://www.fabsceramics.com/shop?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabQIyh9mPzT4z9gxjC4Z1TF2VCfuFv5HjOVH3fHv3mm__5BJ6rOGMw6xT8_aem_P31AjUF2tfGJmxv0x_AlXA

John-

This is the first podcast we made so apologies for the poor sound quality! Although it doesn’t take away from the clay conversation and inspiration that fellow ‘Great Pottery Throwdown’ contestant and FINALIST on series 6 Jon Roynon has to offer! 

Jon is a structural engineer by day and talented potter by night. We hear how his pottery journey began and how clay fits into his life. 

I hope you enjoy this first episode as much as I loved recording it! 

You can find Jon below: 

https://www.instagram.com/roynon_ceramics/?hl=en

https://roynonceramics.webador.co.uk/