The original intention was to add posts as the journey progressed - but you know what they say about good intentions!
So this is me doing a big catch up in a couple of posts - here goes - Part One.
After levelling off the slope, I got a company in to build the platform and slab it.


Meanwhile I had ordered the studio many months before and eventually it arrived, installed and insulated. It was clad inside in wood and had a rubber roof attached.

It was built incredibly quickly and I managed to get a photo before the light failed. Progress has been made ( At one point, I thought it was never going to happen!)


So even without electricity, I started to move in. I had Lino laid before carting all these boxes into the space. All this was stored in our borrowed blue tent. At this point, the studio smelt lovely of new wood.

The next stage was getting the electrics and water installed. Although quite an unremarkable photo, it represents a lot of hard work as I dug out the trench by hand, mainly using a trowel and pickaxe!! I have to be mindful of my back and so this method although painfully slow made sure my back was not painfully sore! There was a LOT of stone underneath the earth too!

I think this looks beautiful! This is the first photo of the studio with electricity. I got a 50amp supply to cope with the kiln and the outside lights can be turned on and off remotely from the house. So in the dark nights I can find my way to the house - then switch the studio lights off - I knew technology would have evolved enough to be able to do that!

And then the sink and settling tank, (which acts like a water filtration system) arrived - This is so that the drainage pipes don't get clogged up with clay.

And then to complete the aesthetic, a lawn was laid, steps created using large slabs of stone dug up from the garden, when digging the trench for electrics and water and plants. I love my plants! This blog covers the best part of 5 months work and I could have included lots of photos but these sum up this part of the journey. Next time, its the installation of the kiln, wheel and creating!
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