Through the Grape Vine

My dad has a rare genetic disease that causes muscular dystrophy, and he likes to raise money by building planters and tables out of recycled wood for the charity-run NeuroMuscular Centre in Winsford where he goes for the specialist phsyiotheraphy that helps to make his life more bearable.

While helping my dad kit out their recently-built shed, I got talking to a guy who enjoyed building ceramic dragons and he highly recommended a place in Sandbach called The Potter's Barn. Website is a little bit terrible-looking but it actually seems like a really cool place to go with a huge variety of facilities. Plus, they do Raku firings. So tempting...

By the way, if you have a look at the NeuroMuscular Centre website, they have a pretty cool Design and Print section, created and staffed by designers with muscular dystrophy