The Great Pottery Throwdown 2026

[AlicePottery]

Starting in 15 minutes, anyone else watching?

I was bored this week

It was OK. No way to send someone home without a proper tie breaker due to illness. I’m sure the terracotta challenge has been more enjoyable to watch in previous years.

Evening all

Good evening!
Two to leave tonight?

Possibly

My mother used to have a lot of those pottery posies. Stupidly delicate dust traps.

Bit of a dust trap sums it really. Between these and the souvenirs they had to make a couple of weeks ago, I'm starting to question the constant need for original challenges.

Incidentally I made 20 odd flowers this week for work, but they were in paper and for pupils to give each other for valentine's day

What a lovely idea @AlicePottery

Bill, not sure not using sprigs was the right choice. It’s already a challenge!

Love the flowers @AlicePottery

lol at growing an ear on a mouse!

I'm quite enjoying this, it's nice they have so much freedom in the design

I remember those flowers from my childhood I was fascinated by them - but I didn’t have to dust them 🤣

When I cleared my mother’s house I just submerged them in warm water and gave them a good swirl around before air drying.

They came out completely different colours.

Adding sprigs pots to my list of things to try making

I am enjoying this week, I found last week a bit uncomfortable when pots were collapsing

I'm waiting until the flowers have been bisk fired before I get to comfortable 😅

Good point

I think Bill is being brave I hope he does well. For some reason don’t warm to Emily though

Not looking good for Emily which is a shame as they looked beautiful

Looking forward to seeing how they all come out, so difficult to tell under the clear glaze.

There’s certainly going to be some amazing colours!

Keyleigh for potw, Naveed to go home?

Kayleigh’s is stunning.