Frankie's biggest idea to date!

Ever since I began working in clay I have wanted the opportunity to be able to create things at any time of the day or night.  I dream of pieces I am making.  I lie awake at night thinking about how a piece might look.  At times my thoughts of clay consume me. 

If I was a painter I could creep up to a little study on the top floor of the house, squeeze a few tubes of paint onto a palette and get going.  But the trouble with being a ceramicist is that I need so much equipment.  Kilns do not fit easily into small houses and they cost loads of money.  I find myself lying there fretting and wishing.

Not long ago a cunning plan was hatched to solve this problem.  Surfing on a property website I discovered a derelict garage workshop less than 3 miles from my house.  An idea was hatched .... buy it, redevelop it as a ceramics workshop for serious amateurs and invite about 10 other artists to join me in having almost unlimited access to a space with clay and wheels and kilns and and and .....

Planning to make the entire front face
 of glass to allow loads of natural light.

I think it needs a bit of work!

So I have made an offer for the building and had it accepted and am incredibly excited about the future.  No more sleepless nights will be wasted.  I will get up and make the piece that I was dreaming about and then crawl back to bed and sleep of all the efforts - long into the morning if necessary - I cannot wait!

So if you live in South West London and think you might like to join me or know someone who might, email me for more information. 

Oh happy days!!!