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I’m a Wimp!

My less than stellar progress this week in the studio is mostly because I’m a wimp. I hate the cold. I can get past temps in the 20’s and get lots done. But below 0 and I’m toast. I just want to curl up on my couch with my blanket and hot chocolate. No way, no how, am...

Tall Vase

One of my customers ordered a tall vase to go into a tall angled space she has in her new home. She’s been very patient, so today I worked on something I think will go very well with the other pieces she’s purchase to fill this angled space. The vase shown...

Busy, Busy, Busy

I’ve got three more sales left this season and I’ve been busy getting things ready for the remaining sales and completing orders from previous sales.My last post had a photo of a square plate I’d done a slip trail design on. Well, here’s the...

Textured Edge Platter

I’ve been working on some large rectangular platters with a textured edge. After rolling the slabs of clay and shaping them with a plaster mold, I use a loop tool to create the edge texture by removing shallow strips of clay around the entire platter. When...

Pots for Aromatherapy

My friends at Now and Zen Healing Arts in Lakeville, Minnesota asked if I could make some aromatherapy items they could offer to clients. I’ve been working on some designs for aromatherapy diffusers, both reed diffusers and candle diffusers. Here is a picture of...

Splitting rocks

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...