Monthly Archives: August 2012

Rituals, Mud Dancing and Expats

Posted on August 26, 2012 by scatterbrook

Very humbling experience today at the pottery, as I sat making 1kg bowls for testing different sorts of glaze traps.  Bandem, the gun thrower, was sitting at the opposite wheel nonchalantly making 40 cm salad bowls from 5kg balls of … Continue reading →

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Toward a Greener land

Posted on August 12, 2012 by scatterbrook

“Oc health and safety” regulation has a lot to answer for. In the olden days when recycled newspaper was used to wrap meat and fish & chips, did anyone ever die of newspaper poisoning? Many kids had their first taste … Continue reading →

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Expecting the unexpected in Ubud, Bali

Posted on August 4, 2012 by scatterbrook

With the encouragement and support of the Australian Business Volunteers organization we are delighted to return to this corner of paradise. The purpose of this visit is for me to be an ABV technical advisor at Gaya Ceramic, a pottery … Continue reading →

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