A Shed of My Own
- Claire Licence
- Sep 16, 2020
- 2 min read
Mark (my partner - you'll no doubt hear a lot about him over the weeks) was watching one of his 'bloke' programs - 'Alaska A New Frontier' when I heard someone on the programme say
"A shed of my own"
That, I thought, is the title for my first blog!
I started collecting sea-pottery back in 2014. I was out of work at the time and started taking beach walks as a way of trying to maintain my fitness (and sanity)
Very soon the walks became about collecting the sea pottery I kept seeing on the sand.
As I had more time available to me, I had already started making things using materials I had saved over the years, like the mannequin hands, so once I had a few pieces of pottery I stated to think "what can I do with theses now?"
Inspired by a small ceramic picture I bought in Majorca many years ago, I simply glued some of the nice pieces of pot onto some reclaimed board I had found and the rest, as they say is history. The work has evolved to mosaic pieces, Angels made using Sea-glass, Sea-glass mobiles and now driftwood figures.
How does this relate to 'A Shed of My Own' I hear you cry.
Ever since I was little I wanted my own shed.
A large wendy-house or playhouse, just for me to potter in.
Once I grew up, it made sense, as a 'creative' person to still want such a space, a #GirlShed (I tried the hashtag Girl-cave but a male friend informed me that it can mean something completely different, so best not use it!)
And now I have one, and you have no idea what a game changer this small brick cupboard is too me.
It means now all materials can be stored in one place and organised according to size and use. Tools are always at hand when I need them.
I can use the power tools without worrying about the mess or the noise and I can start making something and leave it out until it's finished.
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