Jermaine Gallacher at his showroom in Lant Street
(Picture: Matt Writtle)The new year brings with it a wave of self-improvement involving everything from absurd diets to new hobbies. And, if the past five years are anything to go by, I will bet you my Michele de Lucchi vase that pottery will win hobby of the year 2022.
The trouble is, in this age of the personal brand and the side hustle, there’s no longer any such thing as an innocent hobby. Make five scalloped bowls at a hipster evening class and hey, presto, all of a sudden you’re a ceramicist.
