I grew up in a small village in North West Essex in the East of England. It was the 1970s and our tiny village school was very keen on creative pursuits. I especially remember spending hours painting, knitting, doing creative writing and working with clay. We had a kiln in one of the classrooms and often made “objects” in a heavy terra-cotta clay, its only enhancement a slick of transparent glaze. I don’t think any pieces have survived from that first love affair with pottery; and unfortunately, I wasn’t destined to get my hands messy in clay for many years to come.
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