In my first Blog I would like to share with you some exiting news about my studio. For many years, I have been working from my old garage converted into the workshop. It was a very cold and dusty place with no good light or heating. The door was only hanging on one hinge and the glass was replaced by selotape, as seen on the picture, to keep some of the rain out.Occasionly, 

the rain got in and fell on my partly made ceramic pieces, which would get destroyed. And not just that, I was also sharing the space with a few unpleasant creatures. 

Finally, in 2019 I thought that will be a good time to build a new studio. It took me the whole year to plan it. First, to choose the right supplier, reading through a lots of reviews on various website, getting quotes and taking lots of measurements and drawing the plans...After a lot of searching, I found a company in Netherlands, which was able to precut the timbers to the right dimensions, including the internal walls for an affordable cost. 

By the end of March 2020, the cabin had been transported by a 40 tonne, 18m long lorrie and was unloaded with a moffett forklift. Luckily, we squeezed the delivery in just before the lockdown. Two huge piles of timber sat on our drive for the next few weeks.

As my husband and I are very much DIY enthusiasts, most of the work around the house we like to do ourselves. So it isn't suprising that we demolished the old garage and prepared the foundation by ourselves for the new studio. The little hold up was that at the start, we weren't able to order any sand, cement or bricks due to the pandemic.

Currently, there are no more holdbacks therefore, we are starting to build the studio. I'll post again letting you know how we got on.