REPAIR SHOP

In September 2024, Syd Walker's pottery wheel featured on BBC TV's 'The Repair Shop'. Read below the description from the programme:
The next visitors are sisters Fiona and Kirsten with a treasured family heirloom: their father's potter's wheel. The wheel belonged to their father, Syd Walker, a renowned potter and artist known for his exceptional work in Scotland during the 60s and 70s. Syd's pottery was celebrated internationally, with exhibitions across America, Holland and France, and even featured in the Royal Family Collection. As Fiona and Kirsten reminisce about their childhood spent in their father's pottery studio, they fondly recall the sights, sounds and smells that surrounded them. The potter's wheel was not just a tool, but a symbol of their father's passion for art and creativity. Despite its impracticality, they held onto the wheel as a tangible connection to their beloved father and his legacy. Now, Kirsten dreams of following in her father's footsteps and creating pottery on his wheel. However, the wheel is in need of extensive restoration. Dominic Chinea, the resident expert, is entrusted with the task of bringing the wheel back to life.
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