Category: Pottery
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It’s been a long time since I blogged some of my pottery – I just haven’t had the time to get into the studio lately! I am definitely going to change that in the new year, because nothing compares to drinking from handmade pottery. This set of 4 hand-thrown, comfort-sized mugs actually came out of…
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Casper was a lab-hound mix that a friend of mine adopted about 12 years ago. I still remember the day he brought him home–Casper was a big, goofy puppy, all limbs. He was a gentle and sweet-natured dog all his life. When he finally had to leave us last autumn I knew I wanted to make…
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Another goodie out of the kiln, the elephant plate! Other than the fact that I would use another technique for more even glazing, I love this one :)
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Final haul from the kiln this week, and the first piece I wanted to write about was the one I made for my karate instructor and his wife. As you can tell from this shot of the rest of the haul, I never, ever work with white. I had this idea though, inspired by Japanese…
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Just out of the kiln, another pair of ‘couple mugs’. I was first inspired to create couple pottery while in Japan–a village I was visiting that specialized in pottery was making these traditional cups. One would always be slightly smaller, and maybe even rounder, than the other. It’s a cute idea, easy to execute and…
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It’s been a while since I was in the pottery studio – but I made the time this autumn! It’s been a few weeks and now comes that lovely period where I’m starting to get things back out of the kiln. These mugs were a housewarming gift for our dear friends Johnathan and Bev. The…
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A few weeks ago I threw my largest plate yet on the wheel. It was lovely, and I had plans for it. I painted the middle in a denim blue underglaze and painstakingly carefully freehanded in the filigree. Alas, something happened between then and when I got the bisqueware out of the kiln – the…
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Though I’ve been abysmal at making time for pottery (yes, it’s a New Year’s Resolution) there were a few more goodies to be pulled from the kiln last week. These 2 yarn bowls are both done up in delicious shades of turquoise, chocolate and minty green and they’re only available at the Purple Purl here in…
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Oh pottery, why must you be so time intensive? This froggie bowl was ordered from me a very long time ago…. like last summer long ago (luckily the person making the request was very patient). Her bowl just came out of the kiln and I am in love with it :) Hope she feels the…
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Lately my mind has been focused on time lapse photography and there’s been no shortage of inspiration. I have this composition, of three photos that I took over the year that I really like: I’ve decided to take it a step further this year. I’m going to take one photo, every day, of the…
The Blue Brick 