During our 24 hour Skool call, we talked about much more than pottery and art. We talked about challenges, personal growth, creating space for new things, and letting go of what no longer serves us. ❤️ I shared how, over the past year, I started decluttering my home and my digital life. I cleared out drawers, closets, files, apps, contacts, emails, and all kinds of things I had been holding onto for far too long. What surprised me most was not how much space I gained. It was how much lighter I felt. ✨ Inspired by that conversation, I grabbed a trash bag during the call and started decluttering again. Because honestly, this is not a one time event. It is something many of us need to revisit from time to time. 😊 So @Amy Cunningham, @CindyJo Schuldt , and I have decided to take on a new challenge together: 🔥 33 Days🔥 33 Items🔥 One small action every day! This post will stay pinned for the next 33 days as our accountability post. Amy and Cindy, your mission is simple: Drop a GIF in the comments each day when you complete your daily decluttering task. 🎉💪 And if anyone else wants to join us, you are more than welcome! You do not need to clean your entire house today. Start with one drawer. One shelf. One folder on your computer. One stack of papers. One app you never use. One old contact. One blouse you have not worn in years. One box hiding in the corner. Small steps create big change. 🌱 We often carry far more than we need, physically and digitally. For the next 33 days, let’s create a little more space, a little more clarity, and a little more lightness in our lives. ✨❤️ Who is in? 🚀

This month, I want you to make yourself an ice cream bowl. Not just any bowl, but your ice cream bowl.🍨 Create something that feels like you. Experiment. Play with your favorite colors, textures, or decorations. Try something you have always wanted to try. Make it bold, playful, elegant, or weird. Whatever reflects your personality.✨ And make it so unmistakably yours that it practically shouts, “Hands off! This one belongs to me!” 😄 I want you to open your cupboard and instantly know that this is not just another bowl. It is your special bowl, the one you always reach for when it is time for ice cream.🍧 I cannot wait to see what you create. Have fun, be creative, and do not forget to share your bowl with the community!🫶

No one has yet suggested a June challenge, so I thought I’d throw an idea into the ring 😊 After my recent visit with Lucy at West2Ceramics, we were chatting about doing a glaze challenge where a randomizer chooses 2–3 glazes for us to put directly onto a finished piece 😳 Now for some people, that probably sounds completely normal… but for me? Absolutely not 🤣 I ALWAYS test first. Always. So the idea of surrendering control and glazing an actual piece with combinations I haven’t carefully planned genuinely makes me feel anxious. But it also made me realise something… So much growth seems to happen when we push slightly beyond the things that feel safe and comfortable. Sometimes we avoid things because they genuinely intimidate us a little: • a process • a technique • a glaze • a form • sharing our work publicly • joining a live call • starting a YouTube channel • speaking up in the community • trying something we might “fail” at And yet when we finally take that step, we often end up experiencing things we never otherwise would have. Sometimes it’s a beautiful result. Sometimes it’s learning. Sometimes it’s confidence. Sometimes it’s simply realising:✨ “Actually… I CAN do this.” ✨ What I love so much about this community is how we all seem to help each other grow in different ways every single day 💜 So rather than making this just a glaze randomizer challenge, I wondered if June could simply become: ✨ Push Past Your Comfort Zone ✨ Your challenge can be completely personal to YOU. Maybe that means: • trying a new process or technique • using glazes you normally avoid • experimenting with a form you’ve never attempted • handbuilding instead of wheel throwing • carving, texture or decoration • finally reglazing that failed piece • posting your work online more • joining a Skool call for the first time • starting a YouTube or Instagram account • or letting randomness choose your glazes 😅 This isn’t about perfection. Its about experimenting, learning, sharing and maybe surprising ourselves a little along the way 💜

Here’s the replay for everyone who couldn’t join us live. Hope you’re all doing well! And if you’re currently melting in the heat 🥵… hang in there, stay hydrated, and hopefully you’ll find a nice cool spot today.

They’ve just said on the news that we’ve had the warmest spring on record, and now we’re in a heatwave with temperatures expected to reach around 38°C. Apparently we’ve not seen June temperatures like this since 1976, so no wonder it feels a bit extreme! Never seen the map look so fiery hot on the news!!!! Normally my studio is actually the coolest place for me to escape to. It’s an annex on our grounds, with 18-inch thick stone walls and sits under the canopy of the forest, so it has been an absolute saviour in hot weather. Even our Rhodesian Ridgeback Kaiser follows me in there to lie on the cold floor tiles which is very unusual! But today even the studio was baking… although that may have something to do with the fact I fired Blaze last night. 😂 The good news is my greenware is drying quickly, but it’s definitely not ideal when I still need to handle pieces. I’m suddenly having to rethink my usual drying routines and keep a much closer eye on things than normal. For my fellow UK potters, how are you managing your clay, studio time, drying and firings in this heat? And for everyone else around the world… what are your weather extremes where you are? Hottest heat, coldest cold, humidity, snow, storms — I’d love to hear how your climate affects your pottery.