I had arranged for Sandy to pick me up this morning to go to the studio. We have toyed with using clay to make things for a while, and today that is what we settled to. It is many years since I have tried coiling with clay, making a start seemed okay, although the clay was very soft and not keeping shape at all.

I started to try and go up with the pot but the base just kept getting bigger as the coils were sinking to the base!! I ended up with quite a thin and rather funky shape. It may well crack, so only time will tell.

That was done by midday and when I left the studio later this afternoon it had held it's shape, so first obstacle mounted, so to speak.  With the little bit of clay I had left over I made a little hedgehog.

A picture of them together on the board where they will be left to dry. They will be biscuit fired when they are dried completely.

I walked to the post office just after midday to send a couple of packages off as I had arranged to meet Darren there at 12.30 pm. The third wedge is out today and I managed the walk pretty well and quite a bit faster than I have been managing. Darren and I had a light lunch and got a bit of shopping then he dropped me back at the studio. I had a cute 'one off' trinket box on one side to paint. so as I want it to be an Easter gift I got on with that this afternoon. I forgot to take a picture of it completely unpainted but remembered when I had just done the fur of the rabbit!

I finished it off and think it will be fun when it is glazed and fired.

It has been quite a dull day today but the sun tried to make it out for sunset, not too successfully though.

Last injection tonight, so that means it is a very good day!!