For his first design for 2011 Terry returned to the challenging SH5 shape, which is almost spherical.

He wanted to produce a companion piece to the popular Edge of the Wood, featuring another mammal. He chose one that hasn't appeared on any of his previous china pieces, or even in his work for Moorcroft Enamels.

This Otter family make a charming study. Mum, poised on a rock at the water's edge, tries to tempt her two grown up off-spring into the water. As always, Terry has risen magnificently to the challenge of a difficult subject - Otter coats are not the easiest subject for an artist to tackle.

In the 1970's Otters had disappeared from much of the countryside in England and Wales. Their recovery has been one of the conservation successes of the last thirty years and they can now be found on most river systems throughout the country - although seeing them is another matter!