1. The glaze has not settled but is thick and heavy, double cream consistency.

1b. It’s amazing how we all take the same material and make it into such radically different things.

1c. After being comparatively delicate for two sessions, I stumble on a new technique for applying heavy texture. My bowl suddenly explodes with extra interest. (It’s hard working with coloured slips because they’re all just different shades of grey until they’re fired in the kiln – I have no idea how it’ll turn out really, and that’s half the fun.)

2. Strange turns from disgustingly wet to freshly fluffy in just a matter of minutes. The absorbent power of my jeans…!

3. A private road through the woods has been re-surfaced – much to the amused delight of John and Biscuit’s dad.