Tag: pottery
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A few months ago the Yarn Harlot featured my yarn bowls as being great Christmas gifts for knitters – which was very lovely of her. Unfortunately it resulted in me being inundated with requests I couldn’t fill – because I don’t ship pottery. There are lots of good reasons to not ship pottery – it’s…
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I’ve been too busy to blog, and that’s saying something. I also had a major resin disaster that took out my entire store of carefully preserved gerber daisies and silver plated bezels. We won’t talk about that anymore – on to things that actual worked out. Speaking of things that worked out – my first…
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Remember this guy? Someone ordered a yarn bell from me, oh, last summer ish. I literally just got it out of the kiln. Murphy ruled this yarn bell; every iteration of it either broke, was damaged in the kiln or had it’s handles fall off. I have never encountered such an ill-fated yarn bell. Well,…
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The other day I spoke with my first pottery instructor, John Jarvis, for the first time in years. John taught me from 2003 until 2008 ish. It was in the basement of his home with a few other folks on Saturday mornings. It left me nostalgic, and I reflected on the tremendous influence John ended…
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Here are a few photos of my works in progress over at the studio – life has been such a bubble of busyness that making studio time has been next to impossible! I had to get in there though – I promised the Purple Purl a bunch of yarn bowls in time for the knitters…
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Today I wanted to talk a little about product photography and how I get even lighting on my shots. For an example I’ll use a piece of pottery. Here is a photo of one of my pitchers. Pottery is very hard to shoot because it’s shiny & colourful. Any picture of my pottery doesn’t do…
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I finally finished my latest wooly muggeth designs – a revolutionary new way to consume hot, yummy drinks! These hand thrown cups were designed with a groove around the middle, to make a secure spot for my knitted mug sweaters. Using matching thread I sew a strip of no-slip to the inside of my mug…
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This mug was inspired by my karate style; Goju Ryu. Goju Ryu means ‘hard/soft style’ (the kanji on this mug says ‘soft’ – yes, there is another, complimentary mug coming, but the ‘go’ mug wouldn’t be fired in time for Christmas so I left it for the new year) At my Nidan grading this summer,…
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I’ve been experimenting with new glaze combinations and I think this one is the winner for me – so earthy and relaxing. The texture of the top glaze is my favourite part. The textured finish on this one is achieved by filling my hands with ‘slip’. The slip is a combination of clay, water and…
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This beauty came out of the kiln earlier this summer, but I haven’t been to the studio in a while to get it. I took the summer off but will be getting back in this September. **Post Update** – I finally decided to try selling these babies on Etsy – click the Etsy link on…
The Blue Brick 