by Sue | Nov 29, 2014 | Blog
For lots of people it’s Small Business Saturday. But for me it’s the day after a firing so I’m having a Peek In A Cooling Kiln Day or Melt Your Flashlight Day. I’ve done both today and will continue to peek in the kiln with a...
by Sue | Oct 16, 2014 | Blog
There is nothing more fun than getting and putting a new studio toy… I mean tool into use.A few weeks ago, I purchased a small pugmill. After several years of bagging up my trimmings and storing them in every studio nook and cranny, I can finally process...
by Sue | Oct 5, 2014 | Blog
One of my favorite sales venues is Simple Soaps for Simple Folks in Dover Minnesota. Before you even step in the door, you can smell all the awesome fragrances Shanna (owner and soap maker) uses in her fabulous goats milk soaps. I stop on the doorstep,...
by Sue | Sep 7, 2014 | Blog
During one of our earlier Lanesboro Area Art Trail events this year, I had a group of studio visitors at the studio participate in a raku firing. It got me thinking – maybe that would be a great addition to our Art Trail weekends. With three events...
by Sue | Jun 30, 2014 | Blog
A few years ago, we were younger and more naive woodfiring. We fired the kiln over the weekend that followed the 4th of July. It ended up being a very hot, humid weekend with no breeze made so much worse by the fact that we were standing in close proximity...