Publication day! 📚 A huge to my brilliant colleagues for making this happen, especially Christopher, Dave and Leah in the publications team. 🖼️ It is a joy to have the opportunity to celebrate the women artists, designers and makers from across our places and collections.🏺#nationaltrust

A fascinating afternoon with conservator Emma at Calke Abbey, XRF testing two monumental eagles - what are their secrets? #ceramichistory #conservation #curator #research

🎄 A very festive jug from the @nationaltrust decorated a century ago with swirly holly and loops of lustre by Louise Powell. 🔔 #merrychristmas #wedgwood #louisepowell #womenartists

A group of pots at one of our properties has been recorded as decorated by Alfred Powell, but are actually by Louise Powell, so I’ve just started working through them as my last task of the week. Louise was a student of calligraphy and this training translates beautifully into ceramic painting.

Found the source image for a plate decorated in 1875 by Rupert Potter (Beatrix’s father) for his children’s nursery, by Harrison Weir from Vere Foster’s Drawing Book O1. The Potters was a creative household and they used these hugely popular books at home together, including on pots.

The best look for Parian I’ve seen. Hew Locke at the British Museum.

Making Christmas decorations at the Hepworth Wakefield fair. Lots of fun - the opportunity to make stuff is always such a bonus for my two boys and the Hepworth does this brilliantly.

For the 2024 Decorative Art Society journal I’ve written about the ceramic painter, dressmaker, embroiderer, cobbler, leather-worker, gallerist, feather artist, #suffragist, interior designer, pageant organiser and all around brilliant individual, Amy Kotze. A dish by her is at Nuffield Place (NT).

My favourite pieces from Felicity Aylieff’s wonderful exhibition at Kew. Look at those enamel colour reference tiles 🥰

Working at Melford Hall in Suffolk yesterday - a long way to travel but nice to be greeted by these door friends.

My little Thomas Bewick heron, hand printed on the press at NT Cherryburn. @everyheron.bsky.social @celiarichardson.bsky.social

A good day in Derbyshire, talking art and buying books.