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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Every summer I take time away from the potters wheel, and last Saturday was my first day back. Oh, the beautiful little freshly-wedged balls of potential… I confess, this is the stage where I find my pottery most beautiful. You guessed it – some of…