My Life As A Potter

Acclaimed potter Mary Fox, known for creating stunning gravity-defying decorative vessels as well as contemporary functional ware, tells the story of her life as an artist.

'During downtime on the pottery throwdown Keith made my hair curl with some of his tales - he's a great raconteur and recounts his story in this book as he does in real life - with joy, charm & mischief.' - Sara Cox 'Fans of Throw Down will enjoy this warm autobiography.' - Daily Mail 'An engaging read by an endearing, unassuming man who has always stayed true to his passions.' - Daily Mirror Ballet dancer. Front man in an almost famous band. Judge on The Great Pottery Throwdown. How did all that happen? By accident mostly. But I always say we make our own luck. What if an art teacher hadn't given me a lump of clay? What if the band had been really successful? What if I hadn't taken a photograph of a bowl to the buyer at Heals in London? What if she'd hated it? Or hadn't seen it... What if I hadn't agreed to dress up as Adele to make a crazy YouTube video? Every chapter of my book is based around an object (usually a pot) that's been significant in my life. It's just a trigger to let me go off in a lot of different directions and tell a few stories. A lot of stories. Dyslexia. The art teacher who changed my life. My Mother. My Father. A life-changing job interview with a man who lay under his car throughout. That video. Sifting through half-forgotten memories, trying to pick out the golden nuggets from the stuff that is definitely dross has been a curious, and at times hilarious, sometimes sad, but definitely enlightening process. So here it is - my pottery life with some very loud music and some pretty good dancing. And a lot of throwing, fettling and firing. Oh ...and a good dose of anxiety.

Our journey through life is filled with many challenges and circumstances that test our faith, joy, and peace. Although God knows our flaws and brokenness, He places His hands around our life, molding and making us into the vessel of His design. Our responsibility in that process rests in our total surrenderaEUR"submitting our life to God and allowing Him to live His life through us. Through His grace, we can be conformed and transformed in becoming a masterpiece in the Potter's Hands.

This book is for anyone who wants to live in a place of greater freedom, peace and fulfilment. Living Your Best Life reflects the heart of God for us to live fully as the people we were destined to be. Each chapter integrates the restorative power of Christian spirituality with evidence based psychological tools, drawing on our relationship with God as a source of healing and wholeness. Readers are invited to enter into a personal journey of growth and transformation as they are empowered with practical skills to flourish spiritually, think healthily and thrive emotionally.

The secular market is flooded with books dealing with the supernatural, as reflected in the wildly successful "Harry Potter" series. "Master Potter" is an accurate portrayal that challenges the counterfeit perspective in the current secular market. Supernatural encounters are framed within the Christian experience, satisfying that deep hunger for spiritual experiences.

“An enchanting and original account of Beatrix Potter's life and her love of plants and gardening.” —Judy Taylor, vice president of the Beatrix Potter Society There aren’t many books more beloved than The Tale of Peter Rabbit and even fewer authors as iconic as Beatrix Potter. More than 150 million copies of her books have sold worldwide and interest in her work and life remains high. And her characters—Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle Duck, and all the rest—exist in a charmed world filled with flowers and gardens. Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life is the first book to explore the origins of Beatrix Potter’s love of gardening and plants and show how this passion came to be reflected in her work. The book begins with a gardener’s biography, highlighting the key moments and places throughout her life that helped define her, including her home Hill Top Farm in England's Lake District. Next, the reader follows Beatrix Potter through a year in her garden, with a season-by-season overview of what is blooming that truly brings her gardens alive. The book culminates in a traveler’s guide, with information on how and where to visit Potter’s gardens today.

When Alexander Archbold took a weekend trip to the town of Provost in Alberta, Canada to check out an over 100-year-old house for antiques, he had no idea what an amazing, life-changing adventure he had stumbled upon. The house belonged to Mary Borgstrom, a Canadian potter and ceramic artist whose pieces had been displayed all across the world, including the Summer Olympics of 1976. Recognizing the historical value of the house, as well as Mary's life and work, Alex decides to save the house and its contents - especially Mary's work. With the process documented on Alex's YouTube channel, Curiosity Incorporated, now comes the release of the previously unpublished work of Mary Borgstrom, including pottery, poetry, drawings, and other art pieces - a perfect companion to the YouTube series and as a coffee table art book showpiece.

Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.