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Yesterday I tried something new! I think it’s quite important in the development of any skill-set, to push yourself and try new things, although I must admit that I do tend to stick to what Read more…
Yesterday I tried something new! I think it’s quite important in the development of any skill-set, to push yourself and try new things, although I must admit that I do tend to stick to what Read more…
Following-on from last week’s blog, we have had some good news regarding our bought-in stock and my own work. We were contacted a few months ago with a view to staging a two-month display of Read more…
We have really mixed feelings at our home tonight; for today we completed the task of emptying our shop of every scrap of stock, of furniture, of packing materials and admin paperwork. At 5:30, when Read more…
Nowadays I am teaching woodturning for two or three days each week, although I am having a bit of a break between now and the new year. Since I started providing the tuition sessions, I’ve Read more…
“Folklore and Fairy Tales” is the theme of an exhibition which opened today at Oriel Tŷ Meirion Gallery in Dyffryn Ardudwy, near Harlech, and what a cracking exhibition greeted me when I called in to Read more…
After ten frustrating weeks of dealing with an absentee landlord, insurance company, builder and loss-adjuster, we’ve finally got the shop ready to re-open and at 10:00 tomorrow morning we’ll be up and running again. Getting Read more…
One of the many enjoyable aspects of being a professional woodturner, is that of visiting woodturning clubs to provide demonstrations of the type of turning that I do. A couple of weeks ago I was Read more…
For the third year running, we’re delighted to be back at Oriel Brondanw, the former family home of the Williams Ellis family. It was Clough Willimas Ellis who built Brondanw and brought his singular, distinctive Read more…
We’ve had good news from a couple of the galleries that we’ve sent work to, with bowls and pots starting to sell, so we’ve been out and about over the last week or two, keeping Read more…
Since the temporary demise of our shop we have been approached by other business owners in Bala with some very kind offers of help. In the first few days after the shop was closed down Read more…