Well, I officially have two days to tie up all the loose ends, finish planning my booth display, and price and pack up my pottery for the Schlafly Art Outside Alternative Art Fair! Then it’s a crazy weekend of camping out in the rain (weather.com currently says scattered thunderstorms all three days of the festival […]
I’m short on time as I crunch for next weekend’s show, but I wanted to share my most recent kiln haul! There were several pleasant surprises–a pitcher I tried a new glaze combination on, my first experimental serving boat, and a batter bowl. This batch also included a lot of my new embossed porcelain soap […]
I’m using a new technique that I’d like to share: detailing bottoms with the use of a wiggle-wire. (Note: I am sure there is another (more professional-sounding) name for it, but I have only ever heard it called a wiggle-wire. So there.)This is a helpful way of finishing off narrow bases of pots which are […]
I’m going to my first craft show in two weeks (eep!), so this week I kicked production into high gear. Here are some of the things I’ve been feverishly making (keep in mind these are all freshly-made, raw clay pieces): A handbuilt cream pitcher–made from a slab of clay I textured with a vintage doily. […]
I received the most wonderful surprise package in the mail yesterday: Three gorgeous, handmade honey-dippers from my very own (husband’s) grandpa! They have beautifully tapered handles (not just stick handles like the ones you can typically buy), and they are so precise and amazingly smooth. I don’t know what kind of wood they are made […]
Handcrafted and Homegrown 