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JUNE 2012   Blickling Hall Diamond Jubilee Craft Show,
Alford Pottery Celebrates 40 Years and SAP 2012
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June found us once again at Blickling Hall taking part in the Eastern Events Diamond Jubilee Craft Show.  Everyone was in a festive spirit to celebrate this double bank holiday extended weekend.  Maggie had created lots of crowns for our animals to wear and several human sized creations for ourselves; whilst I played around with photoshop to produce some vintage style bunting and later the montaged image below.
Blickling Hall Diamond Jubilee
Blickling Hall on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Eastern Events Craft Show
The exhibitors and the public were keen to embrace the tri-coloured theme of the event and many people sported their patriotic designs and even incorporated them into the edible delights like Charlotte below.  Many thanks to John and Charlotte Wootten of Eastern Events for putting on another brilliant show and the lovely Jubilee Feast.
Maggie and Emmeline Betley and Tracy Wright
Charlotte Wootten
Maggie, Tracy and Emmeline at Blickling
Charlotte with Jubilee Cakes at Blickling
Dodo and Little Owls with Crowns
Seagull and Robins with Crowns
Dodo and Little Owls with Crowns
Seagulls and Robins with Crowns
Puffer Fish with Crowns
Egg Cups with Crowns
Puffer Fish with Crowns
Egg Cups with Crowns

Barn Owl with Crown
Tiger with Crown
Zebra with Crown
Vulture with Crown
Barn Owl
Tiger
Zebra
Vulture


Maggie and her daughter Emmeline were kept busy running a tile workshop.  The theme of this event was obviously the Jubilee and some right royal creations were produced by the children and their eager parents, who were very welcome to have ago too.

 
Maggie and Emmeline Betley Tile Workshop
Maggie and Emmeline Betley doing a Royal Jubilee Tile Workshop at Eastern Event's Blickling Hall Craft Show


Zoo Ceramics Tile Workshop
Zoo Ceramics Tile Workshop
Zoo Ceramics Tile Workshop
Zoo Ceramics Tile Workshop
Union Jack Flag
Royal Carriage
Corgi Dog
Royal Jubilee Crown
 
For more details on this and other Eastern Events Shows visit
 
ALFORD POTTERY CELEBRATES 40 YEARS
Michel and Heather Ducos
Michel and Heather Ducos
Her Majesty the Queen was not the only one with an important anniversary this year, as potters Michel and Heather Ducos were also celebrating 40 forty years in business and had created a programme of events to honour the occasion.  Potters from all over the region were invited to submit a plate to be exhibited at their Potter's Feast and Maggie designed a Fish Dish.
Michel Ducos
Alford Pottery 40 Years
heather Ducos
Michel Ducos carving a Vessel
Alford Pottery 40 Years
Heather Ducos Throwing a Pot
  Alford Pottery Feast Exhibition  
maggie Betley Fish Dish
Don Johnson Pig Head
Maggie Betley Fish Dish
Don Johnson Pigs head
Many congratulations to Heather and Michel for 40 forty years in business and it was discovered at the Feast that they were not the only ones celebrating.   Peter and Christine Hawes were also celebrating forty years and John Ward had clocked up an amazing 50 years potting.  We at Zoo Ceramics shall be celebrating our humble twenty fifth year with an exhibition at the Sam Scorer Gallery near Castle Square in Lincoln;; which also housed our twenty first year event.

Andrew Mac Donald Plate
Christele Askew Plate
Christine Hawes Plate
George Marriott Plate
Andrew Mac Donald
Christele Askew
Christine Hawes
George Marriott
John Snowden Plate
Lisa Fudge Plate
Maggie Davies Plate
Shaynie Gash Plate
John Snowden
Lisa Fudge
Maggie Davies
Shaynie Gash

 
For more details on Alford Pottery visit
 
SAP 2012
Sculpture and Plants in the Garden of Hall Farm at Harpswell article in progress.
By Tracy Wright 27th June 2012