It is done! Even though it is nowhere to be seen yet,
but I should keep you posted on this matter.
Just for the moment I can share the great new and the pro mess for more.

While wandering in Strasbourg (France) I came across Catherine Remmy, a ceramist artist who for the day offer you the chance to paint a pot and got it bake "in situ" in the art of Raku Ware _ a few brush strokes to persuade oneself that he/she is part of the process. Whereas actually the charm and poetry of Raku
is way beyond the amateur control.

Raku is a type of Japanese poetry which is distinct by being cooked in the kiln and then let to cool outside inside a combustible. In this case the hot pottery (and we are talking really hot - 200°c) are introduced in wood dust. The combustion by the heat of the surrounding dust generate smoke which give tint (and smell) inside the small cracks of the glaze generated by the thermic chic. The all experience is very impressive and also just as charming, even if my two littles pots
turned out to look like mongrels.

My love for ceramic is certainly growing on each occasion
I have to approach the matter.

After several sessions and trial I feel that I am eventually getting a hang on marbling paper. Pretty exciting as it is something I really like and wanted to implement more on.

The living stones, a seri of pictures I took during I trip to Namibia
has just been publish in the Journal of the brilliant Garden Edit.
The other articles are really worth checking too!

The fall brought many events to me, among them my latest moving house.
My new room was a blank canvas (thanks goodness for not inheriting another Ikea set of drawer with bottom dismounting themselves  - to much pressure with theses jumpers!)

So I when on and commissioned my talented sister to do some furniture for me. She is a metal worker based in east London, and a very able child. I am literally living my furniture fantasy!

I will cut it short and let you appreciate for yourself.
You can find out more of her work here.