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SlliP Sheep obsessed maker of unique hand made pottery sheep. Learning to knit ~ Follow my latest projects ~


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28/05/2026

A slab of brown terracotta, torn at the edges, a sheep sketched straight into the clay, and then the end curled around to hold a candle.

This little candlestick feels like it came straight from the earth where the flock gathered 🕯️🐑
Warmest woolly wishes, Sarah (The Ceramic Shepherdess)



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⁉️What’s on my deskWhat’s in my to do list What’s drying on the pottery shelf
21/05/2026

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What’s on my desk
What’s in my to do list
What’s drying on the pottery shelf

I submitted my application to the Oxton Art Fair today, , something I have been quietly hoping to do for a while now.📸C...
19/05/2026

I submitted my application to the Oxton Art Fair today, , something I have been quietly hoping to do for a while now.
📸Choosing which photographs to submit was harder than I expected. I had a group shot of my pottery pieces that I felt showed how cohesively my work sits together, but it was taken before the final transparent glaze had been applied, therefore it wasn’t suitable.
So I tried something I had not done before and asked AI to add the glossy finish. It was more impressive than I expected. But as an artist I could see exactly where it fell short, and in the end I could not bring myself to submit it. It did not feel right.
🤨There is so much creativity and skill that goes into making original work, and I find myself increasingly uncomfortable with how freely AI is used, often with very little thought given to the original artists and makers whose work made it possible.

Anyway. The application is in and I am excited. Swipe to see the AI version alongside the original unglazed photograph, and you can judge for yourself.

🙏 Wish me luck 🍀

A local flock I walk past regularly, always stopping and watching.The ewe watched me carefully, steady and still, while ...
08/05/2026

A local flock I walk past regularly, always stopping and watching.

The ewe watched me carefully, steady and still, while three lambs did exactly what lambs do. Curious, nibbling, barely able to decide which was more interesting, me or the grass.
When I saw latest posts, I stopped again. Because he had put into words something I have felt so many times standing at that gate, that quiet privilege of being watched by a sheep. Accepted, but never quite trusted.
His painting of a ewe and her lambs in a quiet corner of the Welsh countryside feels very close to this moment. I’d encourage you to go and read his words, they are really rather beautiful.
It struck me too, that this is exactly why I make pottery sheep. That stillness. That watchfulness. That ancient, gentle wildness that is somehow still there in even the most familiar field. 🐑🏺🌿
Warmest woolly wishes, Sarah (The Ceramic Shepherdess)

05/05/2026

This one is a little bigger !!!

On the drying shelf now in my pottery sheep studio

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🐑 🙏 Thank you for your votes and comments 65% of you said “small jar, I’ll decant as I go” …..I agree, worktop space is ...
01/05/2026

🐑 🙏 Thank you for your votes and comments
65% of you said “small jar, I’ll decant as I go” …..I agree, worktop space is precious.

Photo 1: The smaller jar from the poll alongside a new lidded jar, still a work in progress. She looks large now but will shrink around 10% in firing, so a happy middle ground.

Photos 2: The inspiration ~ a little woolly gathering from my feed: knitted yarn, one of my ceramic sheep, and a beautiful felted phone case by the wonderfully talented 🤍

Photos 3,4&5: A little peek at the making.

Last photo: Jar number two. Similar but not identical and I wouldn’t have it any other way 🐑
More soon.
Warmest woolly wishes, Sarah (The Ceramic Shepherdess) 🐑

🐑 I need your help, lovely flock!I’ve been busy in the studio thinking about and sketching lidded jars.This one is curre...
24/04/2026

🐑 I need your help, lovely flock!
I’ve been busy in the studio thinking about and sketching lidded jars.
This one is currently holding tea bags on my worktop while I figure out the best size to make.
Which brings me to my question for you...
🤨❓Does your tea jar need to hold an entire box of tea bags ~ or are you happy to keep the rest of the box in the cupboard and just decant , say a third at a time?
Here’s the thing I’m mulling over 👇
▫️A bigger jar fits more bags and means fewer trips to the cupboard, but takes up more precious worktop space.
▫️A smaller jar keeps things neat and compact, but means you’ve got a half-empty box lurking in the cupboard somewhere.
Cast your vote below! 🗳️
👇BIG / SMALL
I genuinely want to make jars that work for your kitchen, not just look pretty on it, so every answer helps this little shepherdess enormously 🙏
Drop a comment too if you’ve got thoughts , I’d love to hear how you actually use your worktop storage day to day!

Something rather wonderful arrived in the post this week. 💌💌💌These beautiful postcards were made and sent to me by Hilde...
18/04/2026

Something rather wonderful arrived in the post this week. 💌💌💌
These beautiful postcards were made and sent to me by Hilde , a volunteer shepherdess from the southernmost tip of the Netherlands, in the rolling hills of Valkenburg, South Limburg. Hilde truly loves sheep, and dedicates much of her time to the rare Mergelland sheep, a breed native to exactly that region.

She has experienced so much of the life of a shepherdess and has also learned to spin woollen rope by hand ( take a look 👀 )

Hilde is clearly someone who gives her whole heart to understanding and caring for these animals 🐑💕

As a gift, Hilde sent these postcards wishing me inspiration for my work, and honestly, how could I not be inspired.

I am so blessed by the kindness of this little sheep-loving community we have here. That someone so far away, tending a flock on a Dutch hillside, would take the time to send something so thoughtful all the way to my studio.
Thank you Hilde. These will live in my pottery sheep studio where I can see them daily. 🐑🌿
Warmest woolly wishes, Sarah (The Ceramic Shepherdess)

Something rather wonderful arrived in the post this week. 💌💌💌These beautiful postcards were made and sent to me by Hilde...
18/04/2026

Something rather wonderful arrived in the post this week. 💌💌💌
These beautiful postcards were made and sent to me by Hilde , a volunteer shepherdess from the southernmost tip of the Netherlands, in the rolling hills of Valkenburg, South Limburg.

Hilde truly loves sheep, and dedicates much of her time to the rare Mergelland sheep, a breed native to exactly that region. She has experienced so much of the life of a shepherdess and has also learned to spin woollen rope by hand. ( take a look 👀)
Hilde is someone who gives her whole heart to understanding and caring for these animals.

As a gift, Hilde sent these postcards wishing me inspiration for my work, and honestly, how could I not be inspired 🐑💕

I am so blessed by the kindness of this sheep-loving community we have here. That someone so far away, tending a flock on a Dutch hillside, would take the time to send something so thoughtful all the way to my studio.
Thank you Hilde. These will live in my pottery sheep studio where I can see them daily. 🐑🌿
Warmest woolly wishes, Sarah (The Ceramic Shepherdess)

🐏🕯️Long before electricity, candles were made from tallow (rendered sheep fat) This little mountain sheep stands on her ...
14/04/2026

🐏🕯️Long before electricity, candles were made from tallow (rendered sheep fat)
This little mountain sheep stands on her tiny hill, where a candle could softly glow behind her 🕯️🐑

Penrith area recommendations !!!!Hello woolly friends, I’d like some local knowledge!I’ll be spending the second week of...
16/01/2026

Penrith area recommendations !!!!

Hello woolly friends, I’d like some local knowledge!
I’ll be spending the second week of February in Penrith during the week, and I’d love recommendations for what I absolutely shouldn’t miss while I’m there.

Who wouldn’t mind a visitor, I’d be genuinely delighted to come say hello 🐑

Please tell me your suggestions below or send me a message. What are your Penrith and surrounding must-dos?

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