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Exhibitions

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Lock-down laziness?

Greetings from Bala in lock-down, where my lathe must be wondering if I’ve forgotten where its on/off switch is! Apart from turning a few sample pieces for an article that I was writing, two weeks Read more…

By Les, 9 months ago April 11, 2020
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…another year starts and another couple of doors fly open!

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…

By Les, 1 year ago January 6, 2020
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Folklore and Fairy Tales

“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…

By Les, 1 year ago October 20, 2019
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Woodturning demonstrations

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…

By Les, 1 year ago September 30, 2019
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We’re back, but still scorching!

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…

By Les, 1 year ago September 15, 2019
Commissions

Still scorching!

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…

By Les, 1 year ago September 1, 2019
Exhibitions

Friends and Neighbours

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…

By Les, 1 year ago August 22, 2019
Exhibitions

Scorched and scoured

Our own shop is going to be closed for quite a few weeks, so a lot of our stock is being sent to local and regional galleries, and what has been very noticeable has been Read more…

By Les, 1 year ago August 16, 2019
Exhibitions

Playing catch-up!

I’ve been a little preoccupied just lately and I must admit that I’ve let the blog take a back seat for a few weeks, so it’s time to play catch-up and I’ll start with a Read more…

By Les, 1 year ago July 21, 2019
Exhibitions

A Night at the Opera!

A Night at the Opera, well, not really, but more like three months at the theatre! Our friends at Theatr Clwyd contacted us a few days ago to ask whether or not we could help Read more…

By Les, 2 years ago March 6, 2019

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