The Exhibition...

Because I have been so quiet lately I thought I'd update the blog with all the uni work stuff first and get it out of the way! I'm sick of the sight of it these days and pretty sure you guys will be too! The final bits I had to do was just to set up my exhibition - if any of you guys that are reading this and didn't find the 'work' bit of your degree stressful, trust me the exhibition will finally push you over into the 'stressed' zone! I'd managed fine up until that week, and by then I really had just had enough and wanted to sit on my bum just for one day and do nothing! - Sadly that wasn't the case though and had to head into uni everyday (apart from Friday because I managed to finish early - woo hoo!) and prepare the space and my display area. After that was all done I could sign the submission sheet and finally be free. Let me tell you... that was the best feeling ever!!! Add it to the fact it was a glorious day outside and my friends were waiting for me at the park with a picnic! Heaven! Anyway... here are just a few shots of my exhibition space whilst I was prepping it and a couple my parents snapped on opening night! :-)

Where to start!

Wow! So I've not blogged in a little while but I'm going to put a stop to that right now! This last month or so has been super duper hectic! Finishing off my university working, then shooting off back to Hull with my housemate, then rushing off back to Peterborough to stay at hers, the rushing back to Preston in time to get my work into the external examiner, and thennnn I had my degree show opening night last friday, I've got to man the show tomorrow, then I'm dissapearing back off to Hull only to come back at the weekend and take the show down! Busy, busy, busy! There I was thinking I'd have nothing to do when my work was handed in... Oh how wrong I was!

I don't even know where to start in filling you in on everything?! I don't think I got round to showing you all my work I'd done for the final project? It's been that long since I last blogged I really can't remember! Anyway, I'll finally show you the ceramics that took over my whole life for about 2 weeks. It seriously looked like the madhatter was having a full on banquet with about 100 people in my room. There was crockery everywhereee!
 

More Tea Towels...

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Here are the rest of the tea towels I made.. 

Tea Towels

 Ok, so tea towels are far easier than oven gloves to make! These are just a few on different sizes, colours & materials of tea towel to see which work best! Which one is your favourite? :-)

Oven Gloves

So it took me like several billion attempts to get the sizing right. You wouldn't think it'd be too difficult to make an oven glove - but trust me it's trickier than it looks! Anyway I finally managed to get it sussed! Here are some of my samples & final collection. Enjoy!

Woah!

Ok so I know I've been super quiet these last few weeks but I do have a good reason - I've got my University deadline on Friday so I've been literally slaving away all day every day to make sure I get everything done in time! Seeing as I've kept you all in the dark lately I thought I'd share bits and bobs with you everyday of my final collection! Hope you enjoy!

Preston

So I moved to Preston for univesity a little under 3 years ago. I chose Preston because its far enough away from Hull without being TOO far. It's also VERY similar so I felt right at home. Despite me immediately regretting my decision to move here because I hate the 3 and a half hour train journey (people that complain their train journey is stressful when they only have one train and it takes less than an hour - I have no sympathy). I'll be moving back to sunny old Hull soon, and even though I'm really excited to get back and get cracking with setting up my business and seeing old friends - I'll quite miss Preston. I love the fact I live in town. A quick trip out to buy something isnt a twenty minute bus ride - on a stinky bus at that! I also love my independence here and that I finally know where stuff is! I've been trying to carry my camera with me more often and managed to snap a few pictures of the marina - where I jog - looking super pretty! I thought I'd share with you, just to show Preston isn't all ugly (My Dad has a full on hatred of this place)