Ok Forget that last post. I'm Back

The first thing I said in my last post was

"I'm not sure I should be writing this blog".

and I needn't had.

All I should have done is wait until Marion

came home from work and had a chat with her.

Grayson Perry has his alter- ego "Claire"

and that's great I have no problem with that and it works for Him.

But when I get ILL I think this is my alter -ego

Dobby from the Harry potter films

sat on my shoulder and whispering

"Oh no Mr Jessop you can't be doing to well there must be something wrong

think about this and think about that Oh No Mr Jessop."

So I wrote Yesterdays blog. and an Hour or so later Marion came home

from work and read my blog.

She took caddy for a walk and then came back in.

And with the clarity of thought of a thousand virgins,

well maybe a hundred,

OK lets settle for half a dozen.

She swiped Dobby from my shoulder and she said

" right what we are going to do is this, this and this,

and that should sort everything out for you".

Brilliant

Just Brilliant.

And Today I've woken up feeling much better in both body

and mind.

so the moral of the story is to talk to the one nearest you

who knows you better than anyone else.

Thank You Marion for everything You do for me.

I've hit another brick wall.

OK I'm not sure I should do this blog!

I've got some kind of virus and have spent the majority of today in Bed.

and it's not good to write stuff when you are feeling down.

But I feel as if I have hit a brick wall ( Again )

I put a post on 30th July 2010 with the same title.

In the last post I talked about reaching another level.

Well it feels like I have done that now but this is bringing it's own

worries and problems.

I am not complaining at all, but this is what the blog is all about

sharing the problems I am encountering as and when they happen.

I can not make pots fast enough at the moment.

Well I could but I don't want to churn out crap!

I have a number of shops asking me to supply them at the moment

and they want to see a structured price list and terms and conditions.

Plus some want more discount than others, and here I am struggling to make enough pots.

At first glance it's easy to say no to some of these shops,

But at the same time it's all about increasing peoples awareness of me.

I never did complete the Rubik's Cube.

I am strong enough to say no to people, but I can't seem to get my head around

all the Terms and conditions stuff. There are not enough hours in the day.

If anyone has some suggestions I would be most greatfull

if you want to email anything to me

paulthepotter@btinternet.com

I have so many small shows to do over the next few months

I'm feeling the pressure.

Not something I thought I would be saying.

as ever the only way out of this pressure is to tackle one thing at a time

and pot my way out of it.

I hope this wasn't too bad.

But you guys come up with some gems sometimes

and I feel as if I need a bit of Potter input.

We Are Not Alone!

Here at Barrington Court

I am no longer the only craft worker in the Farm Buildings.

So there are far more reasons to come and visit the craft workshops.

Access to all the workshops is free and we are open all year round.

The first unit is now Barrington Patchwork

Run by Janet East

Janet has a great selection of Fabrics for the Quilter and general

sewing fraternity, she also stocks lots of accessories and books.

Janet's Fabric prices are very hard to beat and she also runs workshops

and classes, you can check out here web site here.

www.barrington-patchwork.co.uk

Do you recognise this place?

It's my old workshop.

Now home to Jozef Mezar - Wood carver

Jozef does some amazing carving work and also has a range of paintings

by his wife Anna

You can check out his web site.

http://www.jozefmesarwoodcarver.co.uk/workinprogress.htm

The next workshop is

The Muddy Dog Company

Run by Beverley Holtom

Here she is chained to her sewing machine.

Beverley makes a beautiful range of hand bags, In Leather

and fabric.

Here are a few shots of her workshop and showroom,

at this point I'm sure Beverley wouldn't mind me suggesting that you

are welcome to look around her showroom,

"but don't pick up and mix up her materials that are laid out for making bags"

people do it all the time and they really should keep their mitts off.

Here is a link to Beverley's web site.

www.muddydogs.com

I also have a new hands off policy in the workshop area.

In the showroom I have a sign that says

"Please pick up and handle the pots"

But in the workshop

I now have a shoot on sight policy!

Can you believe how stupid some people are

I'm surprised they are able to get themselves dressed in the morning!

I'm pleased to say that these people never buy anything

they just waste your time and ruin pots in progress,

so I don't class them as Customers.

My Customers on the other hand are some of the nicest people

you could ever wish to meet.

and of course they have good judgement ,style and taste.

I'd just like to say a big thank you to all of my customers

Your nice comments are always very much appreciated.

To busy to be tidy

In a desperate attempt to get some stock on the shelves

I got in the workshop early this morning

and glazed a kiln load before 10am.

I also made up a new batch of glaze.

Does that mean I get away with this amount of mess ?

Rehearsals for a play were going on out the back of the workshop

on Sunday.

Nothing to do with me, but it made for a good picture.

I've also ordered a new KT250 connector from Potterycrafts today

for the other kiln.

Thanks guys for being so nice and helpful.

Not about the Royal Wedding

It's exactly a week since the last of the

Royal Wedding coffee cups came out of the kiln,

Today I have opened a kiln that wasn't full of coffee cups.

This is what I'm calling my Horizon Bowl

it's taken from an Idea I was working on way back when I was at

college doing my Pottery A Level in 1979.

"Yes I'm that old."

I've also got into writing stuff on bowls.

Some things I just make up and others are things that follow you through life.

I like this one because it seems to fit well with being a potter.

It's been great to get back into making bigger pots.

These lipped bowls are for showroom stock.

and I've been asked to make a Country Jug for a wedding gift

with wording on.

This one is hitting the spot for me.

I can't seem to get away from weddings at the moment.

I'm not complaining ,

I Love Weddings.

All Done

Thursday Morning saw the last of the Royal Wedding Mugs

go out of the door.

all done and all on time.

These last batch were for Hambridge school.

This Batch were for Pitney Village

and these ones went to Isle Brewers Village.

It was a great sense of achievement to fulfill all of the orders on time

and they all loved the presentation

which was all down to Marion.

We still have orders for a further 75 which will be started this week

and I'm going to make some extras that will be on sale in the showroom.

I took The Friday off and watched the wedding

and then retired to the pub for a few well earned Beers.