For over 20 years Ruqxana or Ruq would invite tourists to her home for a cooking class on local cuisine, followed by lunch or dinner in her lovely garden where if you were lucky, you would spot one of her cats. But things have changed in the past couple of years, reservations now come few and far between, rent is rising and costs aren't coming down.

I caught Ruq at a time when she was at the junction of change. She was in the midst of looking for a flat and coming to terms with the need to move on from a business that had worked so well for so long.

As we sat in her lovely home and Ruq showed me around her kitchen and garden, she talked about how pottery has helped her and why letting go and moving on isn't so bad.

Discover Ruq's work at cookerymagic.com or visit her IG @midnightpottersg