HATE LANDLORDS

They don’t actually do anything other than collect money.

I’ll admit it, I didn’t invent this slogan, that credit goes to one Gary McQuiggin of Novara Media, who had it embroidered on a baseball cap. If it ever makes it onto a jumper I will absolutely buy one.

I painted the pots because the rent on the flat I share with my mother is increasing again, it already went from £2000pcm to £2250, and now to £2500. All because the mythical voices in the Landlord’s head known as “the market” says they can.

The pots themselves are very simple forms. I like the straight edges don’t distract from the slogan. They’re an act of rebellion, their presence in your home shows you fully understand the nature of your relationship with your landlord, you produce wealth and value in the economy, they hoard housing and take that wealth under threat of homelessness. If you believe landlordism is harmless these probably aren’t for you.

I’ve not costed and sold a product for a long time, and in the interest of transparency I’ve embedded the costings for the pots down below. I pay myself a decent wage for my labour, which I think is only proper. And I take a small profit margin.

I think it’s easier to gain an understanding of what goes into handmade products when you have the costs laid out in black and white. So there you go.