by Sue | Jul 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
This weekend I made bowls as I’m running a little low on my inventory of bowls. I’ve shown that here before, so nothing new there. But what my hard working roadie did was a lot more interesting. He is splitting large limestone slabs to be used to build a...
by Sue | Jul 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
At the risk of offending any pottery purists out there reading this, I’d like to say, I am grateful for the power tools in my life to make things like drilling holes so much easier. Each berry bowl I make has about 70 holes in it and that would take a really...
by Sue | Jun 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
I unloaded the kiln bright and early this morning to see what wonderful surprised might have occurred during this firing. While glazing each piece I have a mental picture of how it will turn out. Each time you open the kiln you discover things that turned out how you...
by Sue | Jun 22, 2008 | Uncategorized
Ok, I’m not really sure what constitutes an Ode, nor am I really aware of how one is written. But what I am sure of is, I could never do the sales away from home without my hardworking roadie. Pottery is really heavy to cart around and a hardworking roadie is a...
by Sue | Jun 10, 2008 | Uncategorized
A while ago, I posted a photo and explanation of one of the ways I textured clay to make my pottery. The photo showed a cob of corn being used to prepare a slab of clay which was being made into a serving plate. Well, here is what the texture turns out like after it...