From the Stone Monkey Kiln

OOOooOOh! We're liking the bottle. We're liking it a lot. Very hory-enkle looking. How much saki could one fit in it?

You are doing good Andy! The finish on that first pot is amazing! It already looks old. And the bottle is nice as well.

Harleyrider wrote:OOOooOOh! We're liking the bottle. We're liking it a lot.

So far, only owned by a very select group. Very select and indeed I'd say elite few. Would you like to see a pic of mine?

fiona wrote:

Harleyrider wrote:OOOooOOh! We're liking the bottle. We're liking it a lot.

So far, only owned by a very select group. Very select and indeed I'd say elite few. Would you like to see a pic of mine?

or mine

Told you it was an elite band.

Fiona

Now come on you don't go flashing your Raku at anyone you know

Harleyrider

Raku is porous clay ware but if it were not you could get a good gobful of saki in there
Alas the bottle has already been gifted away. I dont sell my raku pieces just give them away to, as Fiona said "a select few"

Regards

Andy

And you Mr Tickle no flashing

Tony wrote:Chris, great to 'see' you on this forum, I know how active you have been on BT. I have a couple of places left at Burrs check out www.bonsaischool.co.uk and see what all the fuss is about.

Sorry Tony, I have only just seen this... when I first started posting here I was not getting notification of replies to posts, although all is fixed now. A belated thanks for the welcome

Chris.

Hi Andy,

nice pots, have to agree with Peter they are my favorites aswell.
Sorry to hear at you'r not coming to Denmark this weekend.

Kind regards
Peter

Fantastic pots Andy. Love to know how you get the crackle on a high firing? ... I know... and then you'd have to kill me! Are you electric or gas?

Peter

Shame I can't come to Denmark I have too many family commitments. Some other time eh. Thanks for the comments about my work

Will

I am gas firing. Its a little more unpredictable as the glaze is a little different each time, but the colours you get are great. As David Jones told me years ago ceramics is all about problem solving and it's so true. Trawling the internet helps with learning new techniques

Kind regards

Andy

@ Fiona. Harumph!

@ Tony. Double Harumph!!

@ SM. Oh, I see. I get the picture. It's like that, is it.

Hell fire, it's worse than the bloody masons, is this.

It's not what you know, it's who you know, Steve. Stick with me Bike Boy - I'll put a word in certain ears and see if we can't get you elevated to the exclusive set.

Now, let me tell you about the initiation ceremony. First of all you remove all your .....

HAH! Having, over the years, been 'affiliated' with numerous bike clubs (some more well-known than others), initiation ceremonies hold no fear or mystery to me. Ohh, the things I've removed/had forcibly removed, and on one particularly memorable occasion, extricated, it doesn't bear thinking about!

Bring it on, I say.

Harleyrider wrote:and on one particularly memorable occasion, extricated, it doesn't bear thinking about!

Oh yes it does!!!! In fact, I shall make it a personal quest to find out.

Here are a few pots that came from the Stone Monkey Kiln at the weekend these will be on their way to the Burrs Bonsai weekend in a couple of weeks

















Burrs is going to great as usual, I for one cant wait to get north of Watford. Look forward to seeing some fellow IBC ers

Regards and thanks for looking

All the best

Andy

Great new stuff Andy
I love that second one
Hope you have a great time at Burrs and sell some good pots
Robert

Hi Andy,

with these super pots You must have great success at the weekend.

I wish you an exciting time

regards
Peter

Hi Robert

Thanks for the support. Lets just hope a few of them sell

Hi Peter

Lets hope so Its always an exciting time when the Burrs Bonsai weekend comes around every year. A good weekend of Bonsai friends and Bonsai work. Thanks for your kind words

Regards to you both

Andy

Hi Andy,

are you coming to the trophy this year?
Bring some nice pots will you, I need one for my new mame Pinus thunbergii "corticosa"
I will send you a picture soon and the sizes of the tree.

Kind regards
Peter

Andy... you and I need to talk... let me know when you are close to Burrs on Friday evening... I will meet you on the motorway and have first choice of your wonderful pots... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO not let Fiona (even though its her Birthday) get her hands on you first.

Tony

HA! I do believe Andy will have to pass my house a good 20 miles before Tickle Towers comes into view.

Feel free to stop by for a coffee, Mr Monkey Sir.

Hi Peter

Yes I will be coming to the trophy this year again I will be situated with my learned friend The Right Honorable Mr Tickle, same place as last year. So we will have to have a Leffe or two this year. But after being introduced to Kasteel by my learned friend I may have to stick with the Hard Stuff I am in the process of making as many pots as possible for my trip to Noelanders, need eight days in a week really

Mr Tickle

I will let you know when I near the end of the M6 I have spoken to the Toll services and I have been allowed to set up stall there on the Friday afternoon I will try my hardest to not let Fiona get her hands on me but I do have a few pots to give to "The Tartan Monkey" that she made down at the Monkey's Den back in August so I cant promise that her hands won't go for her wonderful pots first

Steve

Where do you live Remember we need to talk Kimura / Monkey style slab

Looking forward to seeing you both in a couple of weeks, it's going to be a blast as always. Don't you just love this thing called Bonsai oh and the ceramics thingy too

Regards

Andy

Love all of them, especially the crackle pot... thanks for sharing. cheers

Amitaruci

Thanks for your kind comments

Regards

Andy