They bring a smile to my face and joy to my heart. While I don’t do realistic art/sculpture, I saw something like these simplistic animals over a year ago and wanted to make myself a herd of elephants and finally gave it a go! I’ve always been fascinated by the elephant system of community which scientists say highlight: - A circle of protection around the community - Shared strength - Deep loyalty - Lifelong bonds As our potters community grows I see this happening all around the group… so, if you’re so inclined, please join the herd 😊

Thank you to accepting me to be part of this wonderful community. Looking forward to see the skills and works of all your talented pottery artists.

Have you ever found yourself working so hard to be Perfect to succeed at a perfect piece for it to Just flop into a lump of clay mess. This week when making mugs I had a break thru. 2 hrs spent trying to have the perfect mug only to have 2 pieces and a mound of spent clay. I said forget it just throw these mugs in 3 steps n stop trying so hard. Well in 15 Minutes I had 4 Perfect mugs and I didn't even try. So than I realized sometimes being Perfect isn't Perfect...and than I thought about other aspects this relates to in life....

Oh my goodness… a memory just popped up from 1st May 2022 and I am CRYING laughing watching it back!! So embarrassing!!! Apparently kiln openings back in 2022 used to involve: 😂 screeching 😂 squealing 😂 dancing 😂 laughing 😂 complete emotional instability 😆 To be fair… I think I’ve calmed down slightly over the last 4 years… …although honestly, maybe not THAT much 😂 The funny thing is, even after all this time, kiln openings still feel magical to me. That excitement when you lift the lid and see what happened never really goes away 💜 Please tell me I’m not the only person who reacts like this to pottery 🤣https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zjQ9ehf2Ook

I’m finally going to be able to join the Skool call this week after missing the last few 🎉 Having it on Saturday instead of Friday — and an hour earlier — makes SUCH a difference for me, so I’m really looking forward to catching up with everyone again. One thing that still completely messes with my brain though is the time zones 😂 I can work them out beforehand… but once we’re actually chatting live on the call it always feels so surreal seeing people from all over the world all together at the same time. Some people are waking up with coffee ☕, others are glazing at night 🌙, some are probably still in pyjamas 😆 So I’m curious… ✨ Who’s hoping to join the call tomorrow? ✨ What time will it be for you where you are? ✨ Will you be making while on the call — and if so, what are you working on? It would also be lovely to meet some of our newer Skool members too 💜 Don’t be nervous about joining — everyone is so welcoming. For me it’ll be 7pm here in the UK, and I’m hoping to be in the studio glazing 😊 Hope to see you there.