14/02/2026
Wow feels like an age since I’ve shared here……
I have my first market of the year next weekend , I’m excited to be back at . But, full disclosure it’s been so hard getting back in the headspace of creating . Most days I haven’t wanted to go near clay or my wheel and it’s taken willpower to get back to it. Don’t feel like I’m completely back yet but I’m getting there.
The end of the year was a doozy and pottery life and life in general took a toll. So I’ve tried to give myself permission to rest and take a break. So hard!!
Last year I decided it was beyond time to deal with some things that I’ve carried through the years, as a late discovery adoptee, with a bit of a toxic childhood, there was what felt like a ton of things to shed . Learned behaviours and survival strategies that become such a part of you and take their toll . Working with an amazing somatic healer has for the first time allowed me to feel like I can do this, that there is healing. It made things clearer , helped me to pause and just be more in touch with what and how I’m feeling. Eye opening at 59 let me tell you. Thrown into the mix was the loss of an estranged mother…… 2025 ended with a bang.
Had some realisations about how those survival instincts affected everything including my little pottery business . The people pleasing had sucked away the joy and I was putting way too much pressure on myself for things to be perfect, not always possible with pottery lol.
I know this is a pottery page and I’ll probably lose a few of you for talking about non pottery feels but sharing feels good and using my voice is very 2026 for me. The big 60 is this year and it’s all about using my voice, trusting my gut, listening to my soul , self belief and self care.
So excited to see some familiar faces and hopefully some new at Avoca next Sunday. I’m bringing some new pieces that I hope will find some beautiful new homes ###xx
