A year to remember….

Just over a year ago on March 18th 2013 I ran my first pottery activity as a self employed person. It was a Pottery Social for the lovely ladies at the Woughton W.I.
Since then I’ve had the pleasure of running Pottery Socials for individual families, groups of friends and the wonderful folk at the knit Natter & Stitch group.
From that moment too I began to lead community engagement pottery workshops that enabled people to explore their creativity. Since that first activity I’ve worked with five Children’s Centres, three youth groups, 3 women’s support groups, Re-Think a mental health awareness group, four primary & special schools including small group and full class workshops to a large parent & child after school club. I’ve run workshops at an assisted living facility for adults. Workshops with Brownies and Guides groups. A series of workshops for 60+ Home educated children & their families, summer schemes and local Fun Days in Broughton, Oldbrook and the huge National Play Day event at Campbell Park.
In between all of this I have been busy making and selling my own pottery too! In the last 12 months I’ve had the pleasure of holding stalls at 29 different weekend shows and events from handmade & vintage markets, summer village fetes, Christmas lights switch-on’s to most recently getting a monthly slot at Greenwich market. My pottery is now featured in a number of galleries from Dorset to the Lake District and I hope for more soon!
It’s been an incredible, life-changing 12 months for me. I’ve met so many wonderful people from customers, organisers to fellow stallholders. I think the activities have made a difference to the people who’ve taken part in them too. I thank all who have supported me, particularly those before all this ‘pottery stuff’ started… Friends and family, you know who you are! I thank those who have been buying my work or attending my workshops and being so creative and full of energy. I really hope there’s more to come this year!