Joan Sydenham

Sadly Joan Sydenham passed away on the morning of 5th January 2019.   Joan reached the grand age of 98.  She would have been 99 in April this year.

I have very fond memories of her,she was a lovely lady

Not many people know that Joan wrote about living on a boat with the cats.

an ex Navy torpedo boat! Her and Guy lived a very interesting life back then,from life on a the sea to having their own islands!!

Here are some ceramic beads that she made

and this set shows her love of cats

This is a piece that Joan made. She was a ballerina in her younger days. Unfortunately it had been broken. I repaired it some years ago.

In Guys studio there is one he made of an ice skater. about ten inches tall. Joan and he used to skate a lot in their younger days

and better than Guy could have made due to her love of ballet

Amzes me how Guy could throw such tiny things.  He had quite big hands These two thimbles for example

His salt glaze chess pieces were thrown on the wheel. I have it on video somewhere

yes I saw him throwing those chess pieces in Video,he was a master potter's potter

Guy's talent was hidden in Poole Pottery. He was a far better potter than Leach and most other household names in ceramics

I wonder who Elsie Wise is or was that this was made for

5cm bear modelled by Joan then saltglazed

Is that one you have Dan ?    Joan gave Jen these two saltglaze
cats.  They are tiny. About half an inch long.  They live in Jens purse. been in there about 10 years I reckon

I really must remember to downsize my pictures

John925 wrote:I really must remember to downsize my pictures

I use 640 px width

I forget to downsize them for this forum. I also forget what I posted already