Pottery & photography (occasional haiku). Making is an important act that we can all do. Curator & Dept. Director @LeachPottery.

Cornwall, United Kingdom
Joined January 2011
Dr Matthew Tyas retweeted
Leach Pottery Curator & Deputy Director, Matthew Tyas is our Potter of The Week with 10% off all work online & in the shop. Elegant, minimal, contemporary chawan, bottles, guinomi and sake sets. Wonderful! Explore now. leachpottery.com/matthew-tya…
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Online conference @leachpottery Making Change: Ceramic Practice as a Medium of Social & Political Change & Resistance Fri6May2022 10am-2.40pm BST Dr Jerah Das Dr Leila Dawney Edmund de Waal Tanya Harrod eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-ch…
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Dr Matthew Tyas retweeted
Join the Leach Pottery for a Cuppa and a Natter on National Tea Day with Potters Roelof Uys, Clary Illian & Jeff Oestreich. 21 April 4-5pm BST. Find out more and register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/leach-pot…
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Dear @IndesitUK - is smoke supposed to come out of my washing machine drum after a wash? Is this a dry ice sprint feature? What will you think of next! #washingmachine #fail #whileyourengineersweresleeping
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Combed across the hill, The silver bracken crackles; Gusts tugging dead fronds. #haiku #haikuchallenge #poem #stives #cornwall #winter
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Three telephone wires Cross above the empty field; Shrieking in the wind. #haiku #haikuchallenge #poem #stives #cornwall #winter
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Waiting for a worm, Dancing on the dewy grass; A lone common gull. #haiku #haikuchallenge #poem #stives #cornwall #winter
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Fading in the dusk, The tree where the crow calls; Waiting for its leaves. #haiku #haikuchallenge #poem #carbisbay #cornwall #winter
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To my surprise, A toad sat on the pavement; Raining winter night. #haiku #haikuchallenge #poem #carbisbay #cornwall #winter
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You don't get many opportunities to experience this in #Cornwall & #UK - I'm sure this will be a fascinating talk & demonstration next week #pottery #ceramics #china #stives #learn #make
We are delighted to announce a unique one day talk & demo by Liu Xiaoyu who is doing a 2 week residency at the pottery. Liu is recognised as an inheritor of Jingdezhen’s traditional colour-glazed ceramic firing and making techniques. March 13, 11- 4 bit.ly/2H2ooPp
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A single crow's cry Drives jackdaws from the ash tree; Still bare in winter. #haiku #poem #stives #cornwall #winter
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The still ravens perched, They lift - their ascending cries! Wind of stinging sleet. #haiku #haikuchallenge #poem #winter #stives #cornwall
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I really enjoyed the week @janiejones123 you were a fantastic group and thank you so much for sharing your @leachpottery pot. I look forward to seeing your future work! #pottery #cornwall #stives
Three great days @leachpottery - really gelled with my classmates who were supportive and fun. Our teacher @MatthewTyas was fantastic. We were so fortunate to have you guiding us #pottery #ceramics #cornwall #stives #carbisbay
I've been re-visiting some previous photography assignments in preparation for @theleachpottery Warren MacKenzie blog article. Warren is much missed, he approached potting in a way that sought to understand the ‘good’ pot, an understanding not necessaril… bit.ly/2MnVjOo
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Another from Yorkshire. This is looking towards Hartcliffe, with Cubley and Penistone to the right. The rain is coming after a hot day. # # # # # #photography #blackandwhite #landscape #summer #storm #rain #sun #penistone #barnsley #sheffield #southyorks… ift.tt/2nOefuf
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The butterfly's wings, Empty of colour, of life; Empty of the wind. #haiku #poem #poetry
One from last week's trip to Yorkshire. A walk with family near Walton, West Yorkshire. A hot day and hard light. The ground cracked. Barley ready for an early crop but seemingly stunted. # # # # # #photography #blackandwhite #sepia #landscape #trees #su… ift.tt/2P0oYhD
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The rose's scent, Delicate as its petals Fallen by the vase. #haiku #poem #summertime #cornwall
Where's the rain? The heavy sky at dusk; Stitched by bats. #haiku #poetry #summertime #cornwall
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Restless moth Tapping the lampshade; A summer's night. #haiku #poem #summertime #cornwall
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