The Great Pottery Showdown back tonight

[EewDavid]

Is anyone going to be watching? I absolutely love it despite only ever having one go at throwing a pot at school, forgetting to take my foot off the pedal and watching as the clay shot off the wheel into the adjoining open-plan science area. Looking forward to the new host too as I felt the last one made it a bit like a vehicle for her stand-up comedy routine.

Tom would have been interesting doing this.

Rose's face was a picture at that comment

Anna’s looks like the half-head Demons in the Constantine film.

The others are just beautiful. So tactile and flowing.

Can't stand awful Siobhan

@Wolfcub

Christine's looks like a winner to me

It looks fantastic.

I missed the name of the challenge- can someone let me know? And what was AJ's about?

How dare she join in the laughter at their candlesticks? She has no right. It's one thing for the expert judges to share a laugh with the expert potters, but not ok for her to join in, who does she think she is?

@Joystir59

Can't stand awful Siobhan

Me neither. It must be so irritating when you're trying to meet a deadline and she's banging on.

AJ's is inspired by her love of being outdoors, and those rocks which have holes worn into them by small pebbles

It’s a self portrait representation, HollowTalk. The arm touching the ground on AJ’s is how they ground themselves. Holes in it like stones on the beach that are on their way to becoming hagstones.

@Saucery

It’s a self portrait representation, HollowTalk. The arm touching the ground on AJ’s is how they ground themselves. Holes in it like stones on the beach that are on their way to becoming hagstones.

Thank you explaining it better than I did

She is so lovely. I hate to think of her struggling with her identity.

AJ reminds me of a friend I had in secondary school, who also refused to define herself along gender lines (although using pronouns to renounce wasn’t a Thing in the 80s). Might be why I have warmed to them even though I consider myself gender critical 🤷‍♀️

@Joystir59

How dare she join in the laughter at their candlesticks? She has no right. It's one thing for the expert judges to share a laugh with the expert potters, but not ok for her to join in, who does she think she is?

Because standing there stoneyfaced while everyone else was cracking up wouldn’t have looked at all odd would it

If Christine doesn't get potter of the week I shall eat my hat

Well, I’m sniffling already….

I like the patterning on Jennys, very delicate

Really miss Ellie this week and (and tom)

I'm missing Ellie too. I think she was a better fit for this group

Ellie was heaps better.

I would like it if they send no one home this week, it being such a personal project.

@Saucery

I would like it if they send no one home this week, it being such a personal project.

Agree.

Did anyone else feel a bit uncomfortable at the judges running their hands over the sculptures 😅 ?

I think Christine's was beautiful and worthy of the praise. I liked how it was more sparing with the combustible markings. Not so messy.

Agree about Siobhan - I liked her in previous series but they should have kept Ellie - she was much better.

Gosh Christine's is so beautiful. I wish they could all stay.

@LaChatte

Did anyone else feel a bit uncomfortable at the judges running their hands over the sculptures 😅 ?

No but I was slightly wishing it was me when Rich was running his hands over Lucinda's