You’re not living until you pay money to wash your own dog 😂 . Lately, I’m in a ferocious spring cleaning spree and my pup’s shedding was getting on my last nerve. Any lab owners feel me? Off to the self-serve dog wash we went. I’m actually thankful for paying the $15 to save my own shower drain as well as my vacuum. It was definitely time he had a wash. Also, the place had everything we needed from a dryer to towels. It was so fun and my daughter loved it. . Has anyone else tried this? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #labradorsofinstagram #labradoroftheday #labrador_lovers #labradors_ #labrador_feature #labradorofinstagram #labradorlife #labradorretrievers #instalabrador #labradordog #labradorretreiver #labrador__retriever #labradorclub #labradorsoninstagram #blacklabrador #blacklabsofinstagram #blacklabradorretriever #labofinstagram #happy_dog #prescott #arizonablogger #northernarizona #arizonadogs #girlmomlife #over30 #discoverunder5k (at Prescott, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/COiw6cLlaF6/?igshid=ul53pmibuyx2

Mugshot Monday 🙂 Here's an earthenware, terracotta mug I made and decorated with coloured slips - a Black Lab, my favourite bred of dog (I am biased as I have one - Ulysses) 🐾 The great thing about earthenware is its relatively lower firing temperature and truer underglaze colours, there's often a degree of experimentation in ceramics, and the firing process means you don't always know what's going to come out of the kiln - so always a degree of trepidation opening the doors of the kiln when commissioned work is involved 🐾 I was thinking to share my thoughts on the crisis but probably best to keep my head down and get on with my work - there's already more than enough commentary out there! 🐾 Everyone says keep positive and I'd only add that we do what we can. Not everyone is a nurse, doctor or lorry driver, so we do what we can and know that by doing so we help to keep a semblance of normality in society, I think that's important 🤔 . . . . . #potterydog #labrador_feature #labsofinstagram  #blackdogsofinstagram #blackdogsrule #blackdogs #blackdogsrock #blacklabsrule #blacklabsmatter #blacklab_squad #custompottery #potteryforall #we_love_pottery #ceramicart #modernceramics #instaceramics #functionalceramics #wheelthrownpottery #ceramics #studiopottery #contemporaryceramics #wheelthrown #potsinaction #sgraffito #pottersofinstagram #londonpotters #olleypottery @pottery_videos @potteryforall @potteryfixation @pdblais @ceramicsmagazine (at Sevenoaks, Kent) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-W41liD4CT/?igshid=1bh1ct3kypci4

We have sunshine here and Spring has properly arrived which is possibly adding to the slightly surreal feeling. We're fortunate to be based in a country village with walks almost on the doorstep, of course everyone here is keeping their distance and very polite when they go out, it's mostly just people taking their dogs to the hills 🐾 Could it be that as the weather warms this virus will go away allowing everyone to get on with their lives? 🐾 . . . . . #potterydog #labrador_feature #labsofinstagram  #blackdogsofinstagram #blackdogsrule #blackdogs #blackdogsrock #blacklabsrule #blacklabsmatter #blacklab_squad #custompottery #potteryforall #we_love_pottery #ceramicart #modernceramics #instaceramics #functionalceramics #wheelthrownpottery #ceramics #studiopottery #contemporaryceramics #lifeofapotter #wheelthrown #potsinaction #sgraffito #pottersofinstagram (at Kemsing, Kent) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FDXzjDj-3/?igshid=bm52tf0lq0bx

My customer is having to manage without their best furry friend just at the moment, so a miniature version for their mantelpiece is sure to l bring a tiny bit of Labrador love into the house 🐾 If you can think of a better way to cheer someone up at the moment (apart from a free bumper pack of loo rolls) please let me know 🙂 There's blackbirds and blue tits building their nests at the side of the garden here, Spring most definitely in action 🐾 The little Lab sculpture was modelled by me from terracotta clay, painted with a white clay slip and will soon be coloured and fine detail added. I make all types and breeds of dog in ceramic form, mostly commissions, ordered direct from my webshop, olleypottery.com (direct link in bio) all available with worldwide shipping - the perfect gift for any dog love, they do take from minimum two weeks to make, depending on my workload 🐾🙂🐾 . . . . . #labradors #gundog #potterydog #labradorsofinstagram #labrador_feature #labrador #labsofinstagram  #reddog #redlabrador #reddogsrock #foxredlaboftheday #labradorlove #foxredlabrador #we_love_pottery #ceramicart #modernceramics #potteryaddict #instaceramics #potterydog #pottery #ceramics #studiopottery #ceramicsmagazine #claymodelling #claysculpture #potterymodel (at Sevenoaks, Kent) https://www.instagram.com/p/B95_xCPgh3L/?igshid=1fct8nwvobjsw

The life of a potter is nothing if not varied - it throws up so many exciting life challenges, just had to share this with you! 🙂 . . . . . #potterydog #labrador_feature #labsofinstagram  #blackdogsofinstagram #blackdogsrule #blackdogs #blackdogsrock #blacklabsrule #blacklabsmatter #blacklab_squad #custompottery #potteryforall #we_love_pottery #ceramicart #modernceramics #instaceramics #functionalceramics #wheelthrownpottery #ceramics #studiopottery #contemporaryceramics #lifeofapotter #wheelthrown #potsinaction #sgraffito #pottersofinstagram #wip #workinprogress (at Sevenoaks, Kent) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9WZHxxgbYH/?igshid=w79hr8lqil1h

Have a bright and sunny morning everyone 🐾🙂🐾 I do love making jugs - they're such versatile things, often better than vases in my opinion as their handles and spouts add humour and character, yet are perfect for flowers 🙂 It's thrilling that little bits of my studio life end up on people's dressers and tables all over the country (world actually!) 🙂 This jug was thrown on the wheel from finest @valentineclays Stoke-on-Trent white clay and decorato with @amacobrent underglazes, then worked on with my #sgraffito tools 🙂 It was fired twice in my kiln to Cone 8 which is stoneware temperature. . . . . . #howiamaco #potterydog #labrador_feature #labsofinstagram  #blackdogsofinstagram #blackdogsrule #blackdogs #blackdogsrock #blacklabsrule #blacklabsmatter #blacklab_squad #custompottery #potteryforall #we_love_pottery #ceramicart #modernceramics #instaceramics #functionalceramics #wheelthrownpottery #ceramics #studiopottery #contemporaryceramics #lifeofapotter #wheelthrown #potsinaction #sgraffito #pottersofinstagram #wip #workinprogress #londonpotters (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8szk8xAvEZ/?igshid=6y0zih02umga