Posts by Robert
R S P: Robert Silver Pottery
I’ve had a few questions about my stamp mark. The bottoms of one of my pots is usually stamped with the letters R S P (the P stands for pottery – in case you hadn’t guessed). That’s usually followed by 3 or 4 numbers, representing the month and year in which it was finished –…
Read MoreChristmas at Canopy Market
Christmas at Canopy Market will run from 23rd November to 23rd December 2023 Opening times Monday: closed. Tuesday: 12 – 7 Wednesday 12 – 7 Thursday: 12 – 9 Friday: 12 – 8 Saturday 11 – 6 Sunday: 11 – 6
Read MoreSelling On-Line
At Last! If you want to buy online you can now go to my friend’s website at https://www.somniumlondon.co.uk/ where you’ll find some of my pots for sale along with his fine prints and other home wares.
Read MoreRolled Rims – Pottery Semiotics 101
When throwing bowls, I mostly `roll’ my rims. I like the way folding the top back on itself, inside to outside, finishes the top of a pot. I enjoy the little bit of fiddle on the third or fourth pull after the ball of clay has been centred and the well sunk and opened up.…
Read MoreOn Making Flowerpots
Lockdown was ending, spring was springing and the wall out of the kitchen window was looking grim. The Garden design Committee (AKA my wife and I) decided it needed some pots with herbs and flowers hung on it to bring a little extra visual pleasure into our lives. So, I dug out a bag of…
Read More4. Being Positive
(I wrote this as one of four essays back in 2015. Some of the data will have changed but my sentiments remain just as crochety. And, of course, I’ve largely stopped working as a freelance journalist and gone back to making pots, which may or may not be meaningful – who knows.) I’ve said some…
Read More3. Reading a Dyslexia List
(I wrote this as one of four essays back in 2015. Some of the data will have changed but my sentiments remain just as crochety. And, of course, I’ve largely stopped working as a freelance journalist and gone back to making pots, which may or may not be meaningful – who knows.) Visit http://www.dyslexia.com/famous.htm and…
Read More2. Want to be a Genius?
(I wrote this as one of four essays back in 2015. Some of the data will have changed but my sentiments remain just as crochety. And, of course, I’ve largely stopped working as a freelance journalist and gone back to making pots, which may or may not be meaningful – who knows.) `While dyslexia has…
Read More1. Dyslexia – Always a Dys-Advantage
(I wrote this as one of four essays back in 2015. Some of the data will have changed but my sentiments remain just as crochety. And, of course, I’ve largely stopped working as a freelance journalist and gone back to making pots, which may or may not be meaningful – who knows?) To the question…
Read MorePots are Poems Written in Clay
‘Pots are poems written in clay.’ It sounds like a slogan for potters wanting to claim their place as movers and shakers in the temple of high culture. Either that or a nifty way of claiming £10 from Private Eye’s Pseuds Corner column. Anyway, I have to admit to liking it as a form of…
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