Sunday, 23 March 2025

A step in the right direction

I met three of the committee after lunch today, plus a blacksmith who makes sculptures from recycled materials...and Damascus steel Sgiain Dhubh!!

We are both "in" , provisionally for a year ..then hopefully carry on.

They like my prints..but really want my pots as well, so I have to sort what I have....

And the Oily One has had a nudge regarding the flue.....the person who will be welding it for him is away this week.. ironically in Scotland!

Cue more sorting in the study....

And they wanted a photograph of me, preferably working. 

There is only one, from a long long time ago.

I've always been the one behind the camera!!

But I don't look too different now.



19 comments:

Fresca said...

Congratulations! Exciting! I LOVE that photo of you.

JayCee said...

That is a beautiful photo x

angela said...

Apparently it’s a thing usually the mum, grandmother or other female is the one taking the pictures. So when they pass the family have very little to remember them with.
I think you look very industrious working on the wheel.

Tom said...

...great news.

Debby said...

What great news!!!! And I think that picture is just perfect.

Susan said...

That's a wonderful photo of you at the wheel. I'm glad the meeting with the committee went well for you.

Barbara Rogers said...

I may have missed where you'll be showing your work - for a year! A gallery in town? Congrats! That's a great photo of you working in clay. And it will require enlisting a very skilled photographer to capture you cutting your designs...a harder topic to display the delicate nature of the work!

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Congrats! And that's a terrific photo!

Susan Heather said...

Well done, great news. Love the photo.

Tigger's Mum said...

Great photo of you working. I love monochrome studies. Congratulations on getting your work accepted.

gz said...

It is on a Scottish National Trust property.. Culzean Castle ( check your WW2 history for the USA connection)
The stable courtyard has been converted to several shops, the gallery and a café.
Another building holds a decent secondhand bookshop

gz said...

It is about half an hour's drive out of Ayr

Damselfly said...

Congratulations! Wonderful photo!

Jeanie said...

Great news and well done. That's a beautiful photo. I love the black and white.

Granny Sue said...

Yay! Good news! I like that picture of you.

Elderberry-Rob said...

so pleased to read about your progress, the photo is perfect. Betty

Amy said...

It's not often that a blacksmith is seen in today's world.

jeanie said...

That is a beautiful photo - and bless on the flowers that didn't forget you :D

Catalyst said...

Great news and photo!