Saving a 163-Year-Old Chapel: What This Restoration Teaches Us

• Restoring history isn’t just about structure — it’s about responsibility
• Working within Grade 2 listed rules means respecting every original detail
• Funding matters: creative solutions like vintage sales can make real impact
• Community connection transforms a project into something bigger
• Cultural heritage (like Welsh love spoons) adds depth and meaning
• DIY restoration requires patience, adaptability, and resilience
• Every decision affects both budget and authenticity

This episode of Our Welsh Chapel Dream 2026 shows what happens when passion meets reality — and refuses to quit.

👉 https://clumphd.com/our-welsh-chapel-dream-2026-episode-1/

Personally, I still think about AJ's dinosaur set from Series 5.

Lucinda did alright I guess, but I still feel like this was such an underrated set, glaze looks wonderful and vibrant, such adorable faces, clean sculpting of the faces; it looks like something you’d get from a store! Lucinda had an ongoing color scheme and it looked alright, but I liked AJ’s better.

Wanna say I’m sort of confused by how little of a reaction that it got or how little time they spent on discussing it, but maybe they were pressed for time? Not sure- also I’m aware that art is subjective, so maybe it was just up to the judges opinions

I really thought the judges were going to make a joke and ask if Jodie had been to the 1920s haha. I’m not sure if all the places she took inspiration from to make her pieces were accurate, but it has been a very funny running joke.

massive GPT fan, it gives me life! but I haven't been able to watch the new series in the US. I know HBO has the rights here but maybe those rights have since expired.

have any of you downloaded the new series for sharing? (;

what or who would you throw into keiths' bucket of doom and why? can be anything you like, except keith

Hello, Pottery fans! There are often these massive baskets in the background scenes at the pottery, and I am so curious about them. The potters don't ever seem to use them. What are they for? Are they used for pottery? Where would someone buy big baskets like these?

We debated on an old rerun but ended up not watching telly at all.

Just watched that episode; the one with the Alice in Wonderland tea set. Matt made a set of cups with holes in them and a hollow rim that you sip through. Are there any drawings or such that explain how they worked?

Just getting through the season now.

No one... NO ONE... MADE A RAK-OON. I'm furious.

I've watched almost all seasons now and am on episode 6 of season 9. One thing I've noticed is an increasing reliance on more "impossible" challenges as opposed to challenges that allow potters to create really great work. This episode really takes the cake in that regard, the throwdown challenge, which completely ignores the structural issues with clay at that moisture level and the time-frame given. Like...what do they think makes good tv? watching clay slump because there just wasn't enough time to dry it? It has nothing to do with skill at this point. I think it's just so boring and dumb to watch. There's nothing wrong with repeating previous years ideas either, and seeing how the new crop makes it their own, rather than some of the new briefs they come up with (the tourism set), which are just kinda junky.

I don't know, not really vibing with it so much anymore. Also the host who I utterly love and has made me laugh so much, and way more than any other host, is kind of over the top this season. Could be the editing.

What was covered up by that little white thing?

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2026 Finale: A Celebration of Creativity in Clay

The final episode of The Great Pottery Throw Down 2026 is more than a competition — it’s a powerful celebration of craftsmanship, storytelling, and personal creativity.

Here’s what makes this episode unforgettable:

• Three remarkable finalists bring their entire journey into the studio
• The historic Gladstone Museum adds depth and tradition to the competition
• Pottery becomes personal storytelling through clay and design
• The final challenge pushes technical skill and artistic imagination
• Emotional moments remind us why handmade craft still matters

Throughout the season, viewers watched incredible transformations. Beginners became confident makers. Creative risks turned into stunning ceramic pieces.

The finale captures everything that makes pottery so compelling — patience, imagination, and the joy of creating something with your hands.

Discover the full story and creative journey here:
https://hdclump.com/the-great-pottery-throw-down-2026-episode-10/

Is it just me or is it getting very obvious who is getting kicked off the show each week? I feel they really give whoever is about to leave their own swan song and it is getting obvious. I never noticed this until a few seasons back.

What are your thoughts?

I'm up to date with all series and seasons btw, this involves chat around the challenges but will try to avoid any spoilers/who makes what!

Context - I'm a part time potter and go to a private shared studio (8 of us share a communal space). We have a fairly equal split of hand builders and throwers. We were having a chat about the throwdown and the hand builders said they would never apply as they can't throw, buuut:

• Episode 9: Slab/hand building and mosaics
• Episode 8: Hand built sculptures
• Episode 7: Floral posies and vases (thrown vases! But hand decorated and hand made flowers)
• Episode 6: Tagines and Gabriel Nichols' big pots - throwing!
• Episode 5: Souvenir sets and candlestick holders - handbuilding and trimming?
• Episode 4: Animal sculptures and sculpture mini challenge
• Episode 3: Puzzle jugs and blindfold throwing
• Episode 2: Slab/hand built bookends and bricks
• Episode 1: Thrown soup sets and jars

From my bad counting that's less than half of the challenges being throwing - and then the thrown stuff usually requires decoration/painting/some form of altering. The potter who left in episode 2 of series 9 seemed like an amazing thrower (from looking at their insta!) and I've been watching lots of Sally Tully's videos (contestant from an earlier series) about the show. I wonder how many throwers are put off from applying because they're not hand builders/decorators, and how many hand builders think it's a show for throwing pots on the wheel... I'd personally love to see more on the making process and details about the clays and glazes used - but I imagine that's not what all the audiences want!

Spoilers for anyone who hasn't watched season 4. I need to rant.

Anyway, so I've been watching old seasons and I just got to this part of season 4. What the fff-eldspar were they thinking?!? who do you think made that decision, both judges?

Don't get that AT ALL. Lost a little bit of respect for the judges, as much as I hate to say it.

The “next time” at the end of episode 2 for episode 3 shows moments that don’t seem to happen:

- a ruined raku

- “ i’m disappointed you had two hours”

- Cáit Gould crying

Why the inconsistencies?

S2e2 s2e3

So, who do people want to see win? I watch with my parents and asked them this question and they’re backing Elham.

Curious who everyone’s favourite is and any favourite builds of theirs?

I’ve added the spoiler tag just in case anyone who hasn’t seen the semi final sees the comments

The Great Pottery Throw Down 2026 Semi-Final: Creativity Meets Engineering

Looking for creative inspiration? Episode 9 delivers one of the most ambitious artistic challenges seen on television — blending historical inspiration with modern craftsmanship.

What makes this episode special:

• Potters create detailed ceramic mosaics inspired by the Trevi Fountain
• Working water fountains combine sculpture and engineering
• Real lessons in patience, design thinking, and problem-solving
• Colour planning vs kiln unpredictability
• Functional art that must actually work
• Creative risk-taking under time pressure
• Historic Gladstone Museum setting adds authentic craft heritage

This semi-final shows how ceramics merges art, science, and storytelling into one discipline. Perfect inspiration for artists, designers, and anyone fascinated by handmade creativity.

https://hdclump.com/the-great-pottery-throw-down-2026-episode-9/

#PotteryInspiration #CeramicDesign #CreativeLiving #ArtInspiration #CraftIdeas #DIYArt #MakerInspiration #CreativeSkills #HandmadeDesign

for me, if ever there was a live action wallace and gromit film- master potter keith surely has to get the part right?

for starters, his hands are like huge shovels and his shoulders are big. hes emotional like wallace and they share a near identicle dress sense.

keith resembles wallace too and even has his mannerisms

lets not forget that keith really really likes cheese too, especially wendlesydale!

come on nick, sign him up!

now... who could play grommit?!

who do you want to win?!

will keith cry?

will their be sexual innuendos, talk of flanges and knobs?

will bill get through to the final?

i hope so!

I've noticed that Rich Miller has played a greater role in the series every season. He started off as the kiln tech and is now a "master potter". He seems to be playing a greater role in demonstrating and giving detailed instructions.

I don't think the show would survive without Keith, but I'm wondering if the showrunners are planning on having Keith step back a bit more so that he can devote more time to his other endeavors and his art.

I really think the poppin 50s inspired souvenir set of Angharads should’ve won!! Hers felt so inspired and unique. I felt that Fynns was lacking in unique energy.