CLARICE CLIFF AT THE WEDGWOOD MUSEUM & ALEXIS ANTIQUES

 I spotted this announcement on my Facebook page this morning and thought I'd share it.  I was also reminded of a wonderful Clarice Cliff set we have for sale on our website at present, fall colors and all!

 CLICK HERE to see a great bone china limited edition set designed by Clarice.  And you can go here to see a definitive book on Clarice and her work and here to see a bone or salad plate by Clarice with a completely different look! 

The Wedgwood Museum

Clarice Cliff lovers will not want to miss our second 'Simply Clarice' event to be held at the museum on Saturday 29th September.

For bookings and further details please visit www.simplyclarice.com or call 07774 623 770 for further information.

Simply Clarice

Saturday, September 29 at 10:00am in UTC+01 at The Wedgwood Museum

INTERESTING NEWS ABOUT WEDGWOOD MUSEUM TRUST DILEMMA

Recently we have not been closely following the progress of the legal case regarding the possible sale of the Wedgwood Museum Trust's assets to satisfy the pension shortfall at Wedgwood & Sons. However, this morning we find an interesting update in the UK press which seems very optimistic, a good thing for all interested in ceramics, history and the ability of the public to continue to visit the Museum in Barlaston.  At the Museum we are privileged to be able to see, study and understand the works and history of the English pottery industry. Click the title of this post to read the article, and let's hope the direction the case seems to be taking continues on a positive track.

WEDGWOOD WORKERS PRE 1960 SOUGHT BY TV PROGRAM CREW

It appears A. N. Wilson, son of the famous Norman Wilson Wedgwood potter and manager, is working on a TV programme about Josiah Wedgwood.  Check out this article from today's UK Sentinel, especially if you know some perhaps retired potters! 

DOCUMENTARY makers are appealing for anyone who worked at the Wedgwood factory before 1960 to share their memories.
What Larks Productions is working with writer A N Wilson on a programme about Josiah Wedgwood.
Mr Wilson's family moved to Staffordshire towards the end of the 18th Century from Barnstaple, Devon.
The family were industrial potters who were inspired by Wedgwood and A N Wilson's father Norman was headhunted by the famous brand in the 1920s.
He went on to become managing director and was instrumental in developing Wedgwood's Barlaston site and moving the workforce from Etruria.
Anyone who worked with Mr Wilson is asked to email susie@whatlarks.tv or call  0203 327 2883 .

NEW A N Wilson WEDGWOOD NOVEL PUBLISHED TODAY - GREAT BOOK REVIEW

Back in February I posted a preview of an interesting sounding new book by the son of the late famed Wedgwood designer Norman. Wilson, The Potter's Hand by A. N. Wilson.  It was promised to be published by Atlantic Books today, and so it was.  Tristram Hunt, British MP, and one of my favorite living Brits, has written an excellent, detailed review of the book which appears in today's Financial Times.  I am pleased to post it here for the viewing of all Wedgwoodians.  It's a fictional work laced with a dose of reality.  Click here to go directly to Hunt's excellent review, it'll probably make you want to order this book today, I've ordered mine from Amazon.com, less than $25us including shipping from UK. [My book arrived today, 9/8, GREAT service from the Amazon seller "The Book Depository" in UK.  Shipping was only $3.99.  I can't wait to begin reading!]  HERE is another great review I just found from Country Life Bookshop in UK.  "This is the historical novel at its most ambitious."  And HERE is yet another review with interesting photos which I think our readers will enjoy ~ Wilson's own commentary on his novel is insightful as one begins to read the book.

 November 7 - I've begun reading the book and am also hearing from my Wedgwood friends around the world....the reviews of the book are less than stellar, and I'm having trouble giving the book much of my time.  I find it laborious to read and perhaps too much on the negative side to enjoy it.  Personally I am lover of historical fiction, and read quite a bit of it; however in this case, since so much is actually known about the Wedgwoods from letters, journals and other sources, this fictional story isn't seeming even plausible, let alone entertaining.  For me, to deserve my time, a book must offer me something, even if it is a fictional story to provide a bit of escape from reality.  Admittedly it's not finished yet, and admittedly I am biased in favor of the Wedgwoods,  but I'm thinking I might not allow The Potter's Hand much more of my time - perhaps unfair but it IS my time to value isn't it?  My friends' reviews are definitely coloring my opinion, so fairness would dictate my finishing the book...I'll let you know my decision!  I'd be interested in having readers comment here on how they view this book.  November 9th, I've found another review from the UK Telegraph which gives a bit of insight into the book, go HERE to read it and see a photo of the author.