Potter and Designer. Creating by hand simple beautiful pieces for everyday life.

Joined March 2014
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14 Mar 2020
Working from home, washing hands, self isolation.... not that unusual for a lot of craftworkers. For the time being we are working away in the studio but not open to the public. Hope all are keeping well and looking after themselves and others in these s… ift.tt/2WjMaxr
Finished floor over the weekend with a heavy whitewah and a couple of coats of sealent. Back and knees not happy but happy with the result. Did a bit of a spring clean too and studio shop getting closer to the plan #refurb . . . #shop #retail #pottery #… ift.tt/2v5DM9o
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What better way to spend a stormy weekend then sanding the floor in our studio shop. A few aches in the body today but there is a lot of satisfaction in bringing what was a pretty ugly brown varished floor, back to the raw wood. What to do with it now is… ift.tt/2TrllEd
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30 Jan 2020
Showcase 2020 done and dusted. I always enjoy @dccoishowcaseireland. You present your brand as best as possible and spend 4 days in a different type of environment to your daily work. See other peoples work and meet buyers, makers and friends. But as any… ift.tt/2u1KD3b
Creamer jugs. First batch of throwing for 2020. I made these yesterday so today I will do a bit of work on shaping the spouts to make them more defined and pour well. After that I made all the handles. So afternoon wll be spent putting them together. The… ift.tt/2N81doj
23 Dec 2019
looking for some slower paced shopping? Our studio shop in Ashbourne is open today till 3.30pm. Handmade, local made, Irish made, what more could you ask for? Pop in peeps!! . . . #shoplocal #diempottery #irishdesign #gogreen #buyirish #gifts #christmasift.tt/2scaZhS
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14 Dec 2019
Our studio shop in Ashbourne is tidied up and brimming with pots. Busy day here today as we have people collecting pieces, kilns to be loaded and a birthday party too. Don't let that stop you dropping in though, you can see where all of our pieces are ma… ift.tt/34fSjec
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11 Dec 2019
Popped in to say hello to Elaine of @brookwood_pottery yesterday (her work in pic). It's always good to have a chat with other potters. A few moans, a few laughs and then on your way back to work. Brookwood make evetything in-house and, just like us, hav… ift.tt/2E9Lmko
Some of our newer pieces on display in the @dccoi selected area @giftedrds Lots of great work this year by Irish makers and designers on show. All here today till 7pm and tomorrow for our last day 10 till 7 again. If you get a chance pop in, not often … ift.tt/2s4agz7
2nd day started @giftedrds and we have a bunch of these small plant pots looking for a good home. We're stand 146 in the main hall, and for all you after work shoppers.... Gifted is open till 10pm !! . . . #gifted #buyirish #diempottery #shoplocal #irisift.tt/36fUTT5
We're up and running at this year's @giftedrds . We have lots of new pieces and it's always great to see people's reactions to the new work. So far so good. If you're coming in, we are on stand 146 in the main hall, stop and say hi! . . . . #gifted #rdsift.tt/2Riwwjd
28 Nov 2019
Go for Green #greenfriday is a brilliant initiative driven by @kilkennyshop ...but it's up to all of us, buyer or seller to get out and support it. So be it fingers on the keyboard or feet on the floor go out and support Irish this year. Bet you might e… ift.tt/2DocIml
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25 Nov 2019
It's Monday morning and almost December.... so like many other smalll Irish businesses, it's full steam ahead for the next month. We are making lots of these colourful small bowls and other new pieces so the studio is full of colour right now. Weather h… ift.tt/2OKQZtU
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19 Nov 2019
A peak through the vases..... our colour is getting bigger and bolder and coming your way soon. No need for a grey day this winter when you have these guys #colourpop . . .#vases #colour #handmade #diempottery #studiopotter #pottery #ceramics #clay #homeift.tt/2OoDakQ
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16 Nov 2019
I mean, what else would you be doing on a Saturday besides stacking up bowls and taking pictures of them. It's not like it's a busy time of year or anything. We have lots of new styles coming out at the moment, which always makes you eager to open up th… ift.tt/378Jsh4
15 Nov 2019
Diem Pottery....making reusable mugs for the last 20 years.......and in different colours!! Who'd have thought it . . . . #pottery #reuseable #reuseablecup #sustainable #sustainablefashion #handmade #slowmade #mudtomug #artisan #authentic #tableware #claift.tt/2OfS6Sh
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14 Nov 2019
let's turn black GREEN. A whole lot of money will be spent on the 29th and in the run up to Christmas. So lets give a thought to all the Irish businesses out there big and small who put jobs, money, colour and character into this country. Go Green and su… ift.tt/2NJ09b8
30 Sep 2019
Grey and moody.... kinda like the weather outside today. We have a lot of new work that will be showing it's face soon and hopefully it might be a bit of an antidote to these winter days. I'm making sure to load up the kiln tonight so that it's nice and… ift.tt/2mXrQTh
20 Sep 2019
Rain due tomorrow....but today is FRIDAY and it's sunny🌞 So get your salad days in while you can..enjoy!! . . . #sunshine #lunch #sun #salad #diempottery #tableware #homewares #homeinspo #stoneware #makersgonnamake #create #clay #food #alfresco #dinift.tt/2M86U4r
17 Sep 2019
Raw clay mugs. Thrown on the wheel and handles now attached. These guys still have a long way to go on their journey, sponging, firing, slipping, glazing and firing again. It's a long process from start to finish but at least their on their way...and sit… ift.tt/2V4TWs7