A Trip to Newcastle!
Yesterday my parents and I took a trip up north to visit Sam’s folks for the day. Our first stop was Dave’s pottery studio located in Newcastle Arts Centre. His studio like a treasure trove of beautiful handmade ceramics.
My mum and I had a go at making plates and they turned out alright! Bearing in mind the last time I did ceramics was at college about six years ago, which mainly involved messing around with chunks of clay. Dave’s demonstration made it look really easy… when it was our turn, er, we needed a little bit of help from him!
My mum having a go at making a plate!
Ta-da! The end results! My plate is on the far right… Kind of wonky looking! But I like the spiral shape in the middle and the circular marks around the plate as it gives it a handmade feel to it.
Afterwards, we met up with Barbara and Shoz for afternoon tea at the Jesmond Dene House. Unfortunately, there are no photographic evidence as we pretty much demolished everything.
Too cute, right??
And here’s Darcy, Barbara’s dog. I think he made an appearance in my blog about a year ago. Isn’t he just lush??!!
Anyway, I better start packing as I’m going to Hong Kong this Sunday!!