I’ve had about 50 pounds of Continental Clay’s Buff Stoneware around for about a year and today I finally got around to making many 5# bowls with it. Since it fires a toasty, dark brown in the wood kiln, I used white slip on the insides with some designs in the slip. I’m thinking these […]
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Photos of Favorites
Here are a few of my favorite pieces from our wood fire. Dotted Bowl Check out that color – it’s almost metallic looking Slip Decorated Bowl Textured Handled Bowl Pendants Square Dish Trio of Ewers
Read moreA Little Texture
The extra day this holiday weekend was great for getting some extra pottery done and enjoying a nice weekend at the farm studio. Among other things there are a couple dozen mugs on drying boards with a little bit of texture around the base. No two are alike and some of the textures worked better […]
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With our record snow fall of the past winter melting and the rain we’ve been getting lately, the stream and wetland behind the house have really been rising and filling up. We can’t normally see water from the house, but today, it’s just a couple hundred feet away. With more rain and snow due the […]
Read moreI’m Not A Gadget Geek
I’ve been called a Gadget Geek on more than a few occasions. My first impulse is to deny it, but it might be true, maybe I am a gadget geek. I think it’s all about how you define gadgets. If we’re talking about tools that make something I’d do anyway easier, then yes, I proudly […]
Read moreButter Dishes
French butter dishes or keepers have been a staple in my pottery stock for many years. Basically, you place (squish) a softened stick of salted butter in the lid and about ½” or so of water in the base. When the lid is covering the base, the water creates a seal on the butter container […]
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As I mentioned in an earlier post, I attended a workshop presented by Sarah McCarthy at the Jacksonville Center for the Arts in Floyd, Virginia. The workshop focused on texturing wheel thrown pottery, but we also spent some time discussing hand built and slab pieces as well. I enjoyed using slip to add texture to […]
Read moreOut of touch lately…
It’s been a bit since my last entry. That’s because my husband and I have been on a little working vacation. We just got back from trip to visit the oldest of our kids and her family in Virginia. While we were there, we spent a bunch of time in the wonderful, artistic community of […]
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