This image is of the work of an Italian designer working at the same time as Robin Day's team at The Festival of Britain, I love the block colours and think that this work owes more to Bauhaus than British design. What do you think ?

Nona triennale, 1951

Having just had my home internet connection fixed today by the lovely BT I thought I would bolg about research points for essays. A good source for me is reading back issues of Craft Magazine. The editorials have very useful discussions on the development of Craft today and also the history of many practices.

London- RCA, 2012, Ceramic Arts.

Last friday I managed to get to the London Ceramic Arts fayre at the Royal College.

I chatted to a lot of potters, the display of hand thrown work was heart warming.

Colour was the big attraction for me. Moving away from Edmund De Waal's white,

white forms. I had a discussion with the Potter Barry Stedman, a former student

of the the RCA. He sees himself firstly as a painter , then a potter. His pots have a

riot of colour and he paints all of his images first.

The London I saw was very different from the bombed South Bank site of the Festival

of Britain as shown in this image. The Festival site saw an import of cash that has made the

South Bank what it is today.

I'm frightfully glad to be carried around the South Bank by the hands of such a slendid young woman. Our first visit was to The Homes and Garden's site. No doubt she is jolly keen to select some new and practical solutions to complete her fabulous new home. Today 3rd May 1951 I had the pleasure of hearing his Majesty King George open the ceremony in St Paul's. My cover was designed by Abram Gains and forms part of the overal systematic design coordination of the whole exhibition, all jolly new and the first of its kind on a lerge scale.

Storys behind the everyday....

The object above is my own work that is currently in Staffs Potteries Museum. This object has a million stories , the current one being that it is a product of my research and imagination. I hope you enjoy it.

I guess that the aim of this blog is to create a discussion around what it is to be a 'purist potter'. Also to think about what is the philosophy behind your practise. In my case it is definately about form or surface decoration, which one should I develop ?

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