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And the second batch of smoke fired pots are now nicely toasted! I love the grooved ware vessel, with its ricrac decoration.

@pottedhistory.bsky.social having smoke-fired a very large commissioned pot, the whole property now smells deliciously of pine smoke.

Every year we dismember our real Christmas tree to use as fuel for smoke firings.

I puzzle as to where they would be accepted.... I'd suggest you need to clear up your own mess, the rest of the world doesn't deserve them either.

Robin - Cragside Original Painting A small, signed, seasonal painting of a lively little robin, sitting on a holly bush at Cragside.   This marvellous Victorian country house on the outskirts of Rothbury in Northumberland, England, was...

This small beauty has gone to its rightful home- to its new owner who LOVES it.

I'm going to miss this cheery little robin.
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Official: Ghosts WILL become a film Shooting starts next month

Official: Ghosts WILL become a film

2026 is a big year for @pottedhistory.bsky.social and I.
We will have been living and trading back in Rothbury for 20 years.
We will have been married for 50 years
And I will be celebrating my 70th birthday.
Here's to another year of family, adventures, creativity and laughter.

Health insurance is now more expensive than the mortgage for many Americans.

This is the state of the union under Donald Trump and JD Vance.

Fascinating!

Today I've been making this, a replica of the Shakenoak Farm, Roman syrinx. 🏺 Sound on. You may note (excuse the pun), that my skill with ceramic technology is not matched by my musical ability. #Archaeology You'll find many more wonders at potted-history.co.uk

End of year budgets to allocate? ⏳📜
We provide research led replicas ready to send, pre-orders & bespoke commissions.
From museum handling collections to recreating a Roman cup for The Detectorists Christmas special, we bring history to life on site and on screen.
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Really? Gawd help us, reverting back to the 1950s... no thanks. I was there the first time round and it was toxic for women.

A little reminder for our history lovers 💘

Every order placed before 23:59 UK time on 28 February 2026 will be entered into our £30 Potted History gift voucher draw.

No forms. No codes. Just handmade history and a small thank you. See our blog for full t&c

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Today I'm doing a stocktake of all of my cards.
I don't want to run out of your favourite!
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Today I'm doing a stocktake of all of my cards.
I don't want to run out of your favourite!
I sell these singly or in 6 packs here in the Gallery, but online as 6 packs only crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com/collections/...

Every painting has a story, but this one is especially close to my heart. It speaks of friendship, love and hope, wrapped in a beautiful spring image.

Read the full story here:
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Also available as cards, prints (and aprons and bags in gallery only)

That's a beauty!

There's been a crust of ice over things in the "yarden" today, despite the bright sunshine. But the plants are quietly enduring the cold.

Happy Valentines Day to all.

Single, married, divorced, widowed, whatever, may your day bring you all the love you deserve.

My current batch of ceramic goodies are all fettled and slowly drying ready for bisque firing.
This is a very mixed board- kingfishers, standard bird profiles, puffins and a couple of stray sheep! Just another stage one of the long making process. crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com/collections/...

It's always a joy to see the first snowdrops pushing through undergrowth, even snow. Their bright white petals shine against winter’s tangle. Delicate yet determined, they pierce cold earth and emerge luminous, a quiet reminder that Spring is coming. crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com/products/sno...

This painting of snow on Corby Crags has SOLD today. It's off to a loving local home.
I remember that snowy walk SO vividly.
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I loved capturing the textures of the snow, the different vegetation and the patchwork fields in the distance.

Here's to neither of us give it another thought.... for now!

This unremittingly grey grisly weather is bad enough. But when your only correspondence is an ad for cremation, that's just the mouldy old cherry on top....

Exactly. It's such a waste of time and energy. People don't need to be in office blocks to be productive, valuable, fully functioning members of society.

Today, I fettled this board of ceramic birds. Once dry, they'll be bisque fired. Then, when cool, they'll be painted with underglaze colours and glaze fired. They're a labour intensive make. Available in my shop crownstudiogallery.myshopify.com

Working from home does away with a daily commute too.

I've potted up two new amaryllis bulbs today. This grey weather calls for colour!

I love mine..

Final hours before our goddess offer closes at midnight GMT on Feb 10th.
A Late Bronze Age terracotta from Cyprus, with fine incised markings that remain undeciphered. Deliberate. Learn more and get a FREE Miniature Palaeolithic Figurine.

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What a hoot! #SuperbOwl