Growing & Art from the Heart by Emma FotherbyTumblr (3.0; @emmaart)http://emmaart.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a52b89204ab1bc10822ed7d02a6262de/tumblr_mn5b0nPgK11qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cc9d4964a311d97aba21cb2410dbdb8d/tumblr_mn5b0nPgK11qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b09e257d60ab7ea0703e6467fbe8a200/tumblr_mn5b0nPgK11qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a60f603bb986271b67d89d5556042569/tumblr_mn5b0nPgK11qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/01560f6ba039056f5118a1c9fb9a6aa7/tumblr_mn5b0nPgK11qk1e5ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dd9a4cc24e09ee29eb376776be7b33d8/tumblr_mn5b0nPgK11qk1e5ko6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8f074ddeb1fbae1052e73af3dc3e37f/tumblr_mn5b0nPgK11qk1e5ko7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/06ed7a11700cee5ffb73ab91b9a64284/tumblr_mn5b0nPgK11qk1e5ko8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5476680e775432c7e9dc46b05ac9f11d/tumblr_mn5b0nPgK11qk1e5ko9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9fa7f0f9de9cbabc60c0afc474f9fc3f/tumblr_mn5b0nPgK11qk1e5ko10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Every day the world creates infinite energy, beauty, growth and love! #sunrise #sunset #bell #fishingnets #bird #flying #cats #love #olivetree #ancient #energy #prana</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/50982427319http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/50982427319Tue, 21 May 2013 12:09:00 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/38b4b3ebc2da0fd01c06b94e1183d395/tumblr_mmmqv8SqN41qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2cd8cf9c7fda7326fc86a75e23008bfb/tumblr_mmmqv8SqN41qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b761d28596cb178b451408ed151f5dc8/tumblr_mmmqv8SqN41qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b1686e01ca8b2a67c40a9e5f4fd93adc/tumblr_mmmqv8SqN41qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/55600fcd11976af5e0d62d51f124a06c/tumblr_mmmqv8SqN41qk1e5ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c5fc8879862060d2832c399116cb62fc/tumblr_mmmqv8SqN41qk1e5ko6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c460fcc42b087a82280d0e4dbb53485/tumblr_mmmqv8SqN41qk1e5ko7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f784a672403b330536228044bc178965/tumblr_mmmqv8SqN41qk1e5ko8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c7362bbe70f0737eac2bb97db2448ea/tumblr_mmmqv8SqN41qk1e5ko9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a6f67fa2c84912ae7e1c3fd0d938ef10/tumblr_mmmqv8SqN41qk1e5ko10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Graffiti your world! Awesome graffiti / street art of Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/50156871723http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/50156871723Sat, 11 May 2013 11:37:54 +0100thessalonikigreeceathensstreetartgrafitti<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/94cbeb22d6d0caac959de910cf4c9a31/tumblr_mmj61s7TGH1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5010b3d3480de9cdf83234d19777ca33/tumblr_mmj61s7TGH1qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/68869b33b7609508767743147a8fd663/tumblr_mmj61s7TGH1qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/93a247ed7251b55e04002841c2d3ac61/tumblr_mmj61s7TGH1qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d0d038f7c5af360928e2edba715b7f48/tumblr_mmj61s7TGH1qk1e5ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f2e15c2feb80baca5416e095a42c7e46/tumblr_mmj61s7TGH1qk1e5ko6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/060fa75f55e2898b6121876a382bb7e4/tumblr_mmj61s7TGH1qk1e5ko7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/06b90e8867149ec264de858efb208f8d/tumblr_mmj61s7TGH1qk1e5ko8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8742044fcb880035ef782c4e9524e999/tumblr_mmj61s7TGH1qk1e5ko9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/49617f6ae2ac199d434c068ef7b283c6/tumblr_mmj61s7TGH1qk1e5ko10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Teacher training Rainbow kids / teen / family Yoga explorations around Athens</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/50008052224http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/50008052224Thu, 09 May 2013 13:15:26 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ab04db5b2e48015f7ab27eb8a59e8558/tumblr_mmj5ddgHWI1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5df0db032b5ba251cee837d822d3b0ae/tumblr_mmj5ddgHWI1qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d384c92dfd57266d8b187dcbb272f926/tumblr_mmj5ddgHWI1qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0ca92aab3501cb4ccc005de195e83460/tumblr_mmj5ddgHWI1qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f28375892a80a020207829c895d8517/tumblr_mmj5ddgHWI1qk1e5ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/84621f7babfa2a8b1af44e1a9e7299f6/tumblr_mmj5ddgHWI1qk1e5ko6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d9ecb558abe7bf7456550005b4784bfd/tumblr_mmj5ddgHWI1qk1e5ko7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/efe31c957d414564a19511119a3b7515/tumblr_mmj5ddgHWI1qk1e5ko8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a0dc826530703fdcc82b1bba6d3b8fc0/tumblr_mmj5ddgHWI1qk1e5ko9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7985ae604d7dd408375b6dcccc03eee0/tumblr_mmj5ddgHWI1qk1e5ko10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>March flying to the Greek Sun & Full Moon Acropolis</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/50007496889http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/50007496889Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:47 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f5e5ede26bdd3c302b0a6f257f5f1c96/tumblr_mm2wzzHgYm1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/69692591cdc50a8cc3885f6fc3550cd5/tumblr_mm2wzzHgYm1qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c4733a7cfee038e5404a90f0d5284943/tumblr_mm2wzzHgYm1qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4bfe3cbcff7ccfe70a1d24b0c795cd00/tumblr_mm2wzzHgYm1qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d4069a2f3ed8653f213bc44406cedc22/tumblr_mm2wzzHgYm1qk1e5ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d2109135fc014a7c2e2d35122b2b123a/tumblr_mm2wzzHgYm1qk1e5ko6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/58d036a33a1070eecd5bee5757192514/tumblr_mm2wzzHgYm1qk1e5ko7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8e38983f3cf633aa3b628b2b8367ff4e/tumblr_mm2wzzHgYm1qk1e5ko8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf8614bce587bf46f321dcdf63bb59ef/tumblr_mm2wzzHgYm1qk1e5ko9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9e8883b9f6b6c55a43882b9439a3ed19/tumblr_mm2wzzHgYm1qk1e5ko10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Everyone’s an artist of life! </p> <p>My new iPhone is making me an Instagram holic! </p> <p>December my new art form…</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49268452382http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49268452382Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:38:21 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/36f1ec8c6ac5cc6f19eb2fbdbc72e5b3/tumblr_mm2hrdLIh21qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Vibrantly looking forward to the Bluebell woods meditation on the 17th of May at 6pm!</p> <p>Its a free gift to all just like amazing joy, love & nature is! <a href="http://t.co/gtNdZn6yp2" target="_blank">http://t.co/gtNdZn6yp2</a> @ilkleyHC #bluebell #meditation #leeds #ilkley #woods</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49253828478http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49253828478Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:09:00 +0100meditationwoodsleedsilkleybluebell<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7f239711eb73ba019a5e9cc90b2ebf8a/tumblr_mm2ieu6yh51qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6ac24954150fb1a69d6ff28f4f60910c/tumblr_mm2ieu6yh51qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/21f808fbdb59f292381e5fba6d44115c/tumblr_mm2ieu6yh51qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/666a452366cdbaa9b752b38f2a7187f8/tumblr_mm2ieu6yh51qk1e5ko4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The ebb and flow of life.. Waves of Robin hoods bay beach shell memories finally washed up on the Yorkshire shore this week. Much later than planned but better late than never..</p> <p>6 large scale outdoor, stoneware plaques to bring the coast to any garden!</p> <p>I’m now pleased with the glazes and undertones of the previous firing with oxides below bring in the depths if the ocean and human emotions..</p> <p>Due to be shown this spring / summer at the Ilkley Garden Open ~ May/June</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49254316004http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49254316004Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:23:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d2d9521084f89fd4175bcfad64785fec/tumblr_mm2yauRCTF1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/57e3597c49e773ae039f579160c5da32/tumblr_mm2yauRCTF1qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f0db3652c7cee47cfa4af9f43b81beaf/tumblr_mm2yauRCTF1qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dc5e022ebb43dd187cf3bdcd8e5a47dc/tumblr_mm2yauRCTF1qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04d4d92782d9f8a71ca313c83a9e35d0/tumblr_mm2yauRCTF1qk1e5ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4964ff1714065a7cffa068cf26237aca/tumblr_mm2yauRCTF1qk1e5ko6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/751703352c3e6411121985fb2a642cf1/tumblr_mm2yauRCTF1qk1e5ko7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d09121e0c097ffc8f10eedff142d97c2/tumblr_mm2yauRCTF1qk1e5ko8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f01d678b36c2237a9a77916721a9b888/tumblr_mm2yauRCTF1qk1e5ko9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2845429a8faf82dfbbce2a2fc98b108/tumblr_mm2yauRCTF1qk1e5ko10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>February energy flowed creating new life…</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49269940521http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49269940521Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:06:00 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cf7a69847fe31f14543f2d11b7b3b0bf/tumblr_mm0qx2xLOy1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Splattered with different stoneware glazes in layers of volcanic grey, blue, green and purple they lay in wait of the kiln to work its textural magic!</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49176690320http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49176690320Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:31:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/45c5e10fd70b5d593ce3a04fa58a0ad8/tumblr_mm2y05kBfq1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/232be066882817c350ac0984e4e45a12/tumblr_mm2y05kBfq1qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fe1f427fc9762aa31bc0ccced6f0c7c7/tumblr_mm2y05kBfq1qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f20828efa2583f62faa56f308d809dc0/tumblr_mm2y05kBfq1qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5a1949c12d8c2d5eb4acca94bbbb2cd/tumblr_mm2y05kBfq1qk1e5ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c77271b21bc41830f3505d76ec209eb/tumblr_mm2y05kBfq1qk1e5ko6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5a9c14bf8bb5a65ab1482903dc6fc34a/tumblr_mm2y05kBfq1qk1e5ko7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/edf54762c203950f1b9c543706a97539/tumblr_mm2y05kBfq1qk1e5ko8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/51ccec24232c3e44aa8aee5b6704e34d/tumblr_mm2y05kBfq1qk1e5ko9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6bda753730c6509789908ccafe9299e6/tumblr_mm2y05kBfq1qk1e5ko10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>And all the world changed…</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49269596488http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49269596488Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:00:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b18a462ec247cb574fd7117d3ee80fbc/tumblr_mm2xt8Xosa1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/77f0133283bfa38c35255771676666e6/tumblr_mm2xt8Xosa1qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/26cb8998ee9270a92b4da9187541b919/tumblr_mm2xt8Xosa1qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7f93383ef6bd5d10290ccc83cc8d7a31/tumblr_mm2xt8Xosa1qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d833d5e7bc2c506ccf6711091fe7792/tumblr_mm2xt8Xosa1qk1e5ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b50ed7f7c77ec596a8761e803b53842d/tumblr_mm2xt8Xosa1qk1e5ko6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a800ea6d2135deece3a4184090f6058d/tumblr_mm2xt8Xosa1qk1e5ko7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/20ccb7d016aa6d52498f0099e3f012a5/tumblr_mm2xt8Xosa1qk1e5ko8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e3ed24e3492c2b9f06a35b95cf44339a/tumblr_mm2xt8Xosa1qk1e5ko9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bf560b7059a0dab5442c6580e5f87aa6/tumblr_mm2xt8Xosa1qk1e5ko10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>January snow fell…</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49269432972http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49269432972Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:55:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/601af5e00f43f33bd8a36c128a724cfe/tumblr_mm0qkmSJOm1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>After the kiln been out of action for a while and my home & meditation workshops keeping me very busy over the winter months I returned to clay to see what my hands would create leaving my mind outside the studio! New Shell like curled forms with holes in to weave wool and thread once glazed appeared this week.</p> <p>Made from croxton clay for stoneware, maybe the thread will weave into each of these to create a set of symbiotic patterned relationships</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49176389621http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49176389621Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:24:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/89748e7c2abd5e11d40593694c00cf5a/tumblr_mm0pwrv5LI1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a492961ae6ffa0081944f076e8337ca5/tumblr_mm0pwrv5LI1qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The Shells colour experiment with different oxides at a high temp stoneware firing didn’t work as well as I hoped (see first photo) so Ive re-glazed them with different north sea tones and hoping they work this time (second photo)..</p> <p>2 process firing will hopefully give them a different edge and depth like the unpredictable ocean!</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49175827974http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/49175827974Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:10:00 +0000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmiinKjow1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmiinKjow1qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmiinKjow1qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmiinKjow1qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmiinKjow1qk1e5ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmiinKjow1qk1e5ko6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmiinKjow1qk1e5ko7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmiinKjow1qk1e5ko8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The last few weeks have been crazily hectic with many new exciting doors opening in work and play! So again I have missed a few blogs & playing catch up..</p> <p>All I can say is ~ Go and explore!</p> <p>The Ilkley Art Trail started on Saturday with 30 different artists exhibiting a wide variety of art work all over Ilkley, Addingham and the Moor ~ its on all week (at selected venues) and this weekend ~ The sun is shinning autumn warmth all around, perfect for a day of walking, art and inspiration!</p> <p><a href="http://ilkleyarttrail.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://ilkleyarttrail.org.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="http://ilkleyarttrail.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://ilkleyarttrail.blogspot.co.uk/</a></p> <p>Vicky Nolan (Textured Oils) and I (Ceramics) enjoyed last weekends buzz and meeting all our visitors at our venue which is a  friends office space at the back of Piccolino’s, find us just of the main central car park, venue 15, there is bunting up outside and we are open this Thursday to Sunday 10am-5pm, so if you are about & free, pop in to say Hello, cuppa & cake too!</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/33226413115http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/33226413115Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:27:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_manh36g8cw1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I havent been blogging much this past month as been all house build consumed, trying to catch up & found that I haven’t posted these 7 new piece’s that are currently in the kiln being bisque fired, then glazed next week in a stoneware spectrum.</p> <p>They are made using left over slip smudged clay which I used for the badger stone set, when I shaped the 7 piece’s I instinctively thought of our 7 physical chakra energies, ancient marks / patterns, the movement of the earth spiral and yin / yang male / female energies.</p> <p>I plan to make a sculpture with these mixing ceramics, wood and metal ~ referencing the four (western) and five (eastern) elements ~ fire, metal, wood, earth, water..</p> <p>These are also connected to be starting back after the summer at the Happiness Centre in Ilkley. Where I lead a free Sunday eve weekly Chakra Journey meditation at 6.30-7.30pm ~ all our very welcome for inner Peace & Love</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/31920193404http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/31920193404Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:21:00 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_manexwtl111qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_manexwtl111qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_manexwtl111qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_manexwtl111qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>From the depth’s of the Ocean they came to the Yorkshire shore… collected from a summer’s trip to Robin Hoods Bay where we played in the sea, waves, sand, collected shells on walks & hunted for fossils.</p> <p>New croxton clay imprinted wall plaque’s made a few weeks ago and now dried, ready for bisque firing next week and hopefully ready in time for the Ilkley Art Trail starting on the 6th of October.</p> <p><a href="http://ilkleyarttrail.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://ilkleyarttrail.org.uk/</a></p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/31918997760http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/31918997760Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:34:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_manfx5UwIW1qk1e5ko1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_manfx5UwIW1qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>1 badger stone inspired, cup and ring mark, stoneware glaze test piece popped out of the kiln this week with experimental volcanic texture and lovely shades of green, heather, and grey.</p> <p>2 more to follow soon I hope..</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/31919522512http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/31919522512Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:55:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8sodcMh3M1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8sodcMh3M1qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8sodcMh3M1qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8sodcMh3M1qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8sodcMh3M1qk1e5ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8sodcMh3M1qk1e5ko6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8sodcMh3M1qk1e5ko7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8sodcMh3M1qk1e5ko8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8sodcMh3M1qk1e5ko9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>On Monday Geoff & I fired up the BBQ kiln for Raku III ~ all but 1 of my pieces broke in the progress, I didn’t mind at all, it was meant to happen, shattered fragments of memories, of life, of time, of the energies…</p> <p>Taking Geoff’s excellent advice, I photographed them placed on rocks that he had collected from a old unused mine on Baildon Moor, fragments of earth. I am thinking about displaying them this way for the show, i’ll go and collect some suitable ones from the dis-used quarry and also leave a few of my fragments as a gift in exchange…</p> <p>& on the way home I stopped to photo the last firing (the top 3) on Baildon Moor ~ a family walked by, then stopped near and scattered ashes for their dad, it was a tearful, beautiful meeting, he flew with the butterflies & heather. They asked what I was doing & I explained that the pieces were about energies, the moor, the sky & the divine. His music filled the air, played all day & will every time they visit…</p> <p>The one that didn’t break is called “Spirit” ~ RIP</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/29475713449http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/29475713449Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:39:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83ehc5Ecb1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83ehc5Ecb1qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83ehc5Ecb1qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83ehc5Ecb1qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Rainbow Raku! Sparks from all the spectrum…</p> <p>Geoff & I had a shorter day of Raku on Monday due to the school holidays, still it was exciting experimental fun again, seeing what effects can be produced by slight variations of fire time, paper reduction, and glazes…</p> <p>Next day booked in a few weeks, we may try re-firing a few that didnt look as hot as these and add pine neddles and alcohol!</p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/28502137487http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/28502137487Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:05:00 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83bs5HPku1qk1e5ko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83bs5HPku1qk1e5ko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83bs5HPku1qk1e5ko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83bs5HPku1qk1e5ko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83bs5HPku1qk1e5ko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83bs5HPku1qk1e5ko6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83bs5HPku1qk1e5ko7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83bs5HPku1qk1e5ko8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The Stoneware Storm Energy wall pieces came out of the kiln last week & I again forgot to blog about them, finding it hard to be online with my house turning more & more into a wreck every day before it is built to our vision… like a storm, destruction causes chaos, then after comes the calm, regrowth and transformation!</p> <p>These are for the Ilkley Art Trail ~ Inspired by the beauty of Ilkley Moor, the rocks, fell tracks, ever changing skies, rain, bracken, earth, the energy that is on fire up there, all the many animals, and the every flowing River Wharfe and all the beautiful streams and waterfalls falling down into her waters…</p> <p>This is a inspiring info about the mystery of the moor <a href="http://dreamflesh.com/essays/wharfedalegoddess/" target="_blank">http://dreamflesh.com/essays/wharfedalegoddess/</a></p>http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/28498554665http://emmaart.tumblr.com/post/28498554665Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:07:00 +0100