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Empty Bowls

A local group hosts an Empty Bowls event in support of community food shelves. I’ve donated bowls for several years and each year try to donate something different than my normal body of work. This year, I’m making some heart shaped bowls. The underside...

Fairy House Class

This morning we held a beginning pottery/handbuilding class where the participants made fairy houses. Attendees seemed to have a great time and it was fun to see the various ways they embellished them and made them uniquely theirs.  They did suggest that wine might be...

Handbuliding/Raku Class Results

This past weekend was the second session of the two session Beginning Handbuilding/Raku class we held here.  Everybody seemed to have a great time.  There were some really pleasing results, some disappointments and lots of fun.   Hoping to offer this class again in...

Two Versions

One of the great benefits of the 100 mug challenge I did earlier this year was a wide variety of mugs for both the wood kiln and the electric kiln.  It’s a great opportunity to try similar glaze themes on different styles to see how the designs work on the...

Summer

This is my first summer as a fully self employed person.  I’d previously spent many years working full time doing other things while being a potter part time as well.  Beginning as a young teen I worked summers full time while school was out and upon graduation,...