Work made in collaboration  with willow weaver Rachel Bower, Forfar, combining willow and clay to make functional and decorative pieces. The ceramic part is porcelain or stoneware, fired in electric, gas or

woodfired kilns and Rachel uses several varieties of willow and cordage she grows in Angus

Gas fired Limoges porcelain; thrown and glazed with Celadon, Copper Red, Chun or Tenmoku glazes.

Fired with Fran Marquis at Springfield Creative Arts in Arbroath.

Wood fired stoneware - Kettles Crank, Reduction St Thomas or Potclays Craft Crank clay - thrown, often carved, either completely unglazed or glazed only on the inside. These are fired either at Angus Agus Agnes, the

Wood Fire Group kiln, or by Nancy Fuller in her Anagama kiln in Aberdeenshire.

There are also still a few of these translucent, hand built tea light holders for sale at the open studio events.

High fired porcelain from Scarva, Northern Ireland, with plant and textile impressions or hand drawn designs. 

Raku fired Ashraf Hannah stoneware thrown, carved and fired with glaze only on the inside and fired by Christine Flynn, Cragie Pottery. The willow, bark and cordage additions are made by Rachel Bower, Forfar.

Maria used to make mainly functional domestic ware, thrown in Limoges porcelain and electric fired with

a clear glaze and she still makes some of this  for her open studios events