Visiting on a sunny day in May, Rani and I sat outside and chatted in a beautifully planted garden, while the students took a break and enjoyed coffee and cakes. Rani first contacted ClayCraft five years ago but, for various reasons, I never made it to her old studio and, in hindsight, I’m glad, because then I may never have visited this stunning new site.
Like so many other potters, Rani first fell in love with clay at school. She would stay behind at break or lunchtime, helping the tutor to clear up, or quietly handbuilding but then