Marcus Beck and Simon Macro are two x Foundation students, local boys made good! They recently curated a great show at Oriel Myrddin gathering together Dutch design. Take a look at their site as they are a great example of 3-makers from West Wales. www.freshwest.co.uk/

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Mick Morgan  - comes in ones a week and gives either throwing or hand building demonstrations. All the students love his energy and enthusiasm.  Mick in the top images is working with students doing a primitive firing. www.mickmorganpottery.com/

Again this year Lowri Davies kindly took time out of her schedule to talk and helped out our students with mould making and Decals. Lowri is such a success in Wales and beyond. Last year she was one of the Demonstrators at the Aberystwyth International ceramics Festival. Take a look at her site which is also bilingual. www.lowridavies.com

Cool Jewellery website -Lots of our staff and student look at this site, you might like to explore this extensive European jewellery site. www.klimt02.net

James & Tilla Waters recently came to the college to give a great throwing and decorating demonstration. You can see there work all over the UK and in several top quality publications. Their workshop is just outside Carmarthen and the department is really happy to have such professional potters just down the road and connected with the course. www.jamesandtillawaters.co.uk/

Anna Lewis came and gave an inspiring talk as part of the Wednesday visiting lecture programme at Coleg Sir Gar earlier in the year. The students and staff were delighted to see this x Foundation student doing great things. www.annalewisjewellery.co.uk

Peter Bodenham the course leader of the BA Ceramics & Jewellery course has been undertaking research into 3D printing, ceramics and metal with the aim of combining traditional craft skills with digital technology. With the Help of the college, Matt Long and Karl Sedgwick the digital illustration tutors at Coleg Sir Gar, Pete is working on attachments printed in stainless steel bonded to traditional thrown ceramic functional vessels.

It still amazes me that you can construct a digital file send it to a 3D printer, then you get this metal object through the post that has been printed in metal or many other materials. The possibilities for design and especially jewellery are infinite.