First of all, let’s celebrate the beautiful weather that has been gracing the Midwest! Welcome, fall. Next, Windfall Arts has another gig this weekend–the Midtown Alley Street Fest! I’ll be part of the Open Air Market, selling from 10-5 on Saturday, October 1. Come if you can! (And a quick insert for those of you […]
Things that are making me happy lately: I’m feeling very blessed and thankful, especially that I have been accepted for inclusion in the Schlafly Art Outside Alternative Art Fair, happening in less than three weeks! I have so much to do, but I’m starting to get very excited to launch my art fair career. Putting […]
Can I say, without seeming self-centered, that my new teapots are beautiful? Let me share. And please believe that this is not an I’m-awesome post–this is an I-love-my-job and I’m-so-happy-to-be-doing-what-I-love post. Also, I work alone and don’t often get to share how excited I am when something turns out well–so thanks for letting me! Possibly […]
I’m in preparation for my first art fair (the Schlafly Art Outside Alternative Art Fair) which is exciting to me because I actually had to apply and be accepted to participate. Yay! Major confidence-boost. Also, it’s a juried fair (not that I expect any prizes, being a newbie), and will hopefully be profitable for my […]
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 […]
Saturday was antiquing day. I spent a couple of hours combing the aisles of two antique malls, searching for some new designs to incorporate into my slab pottery. And boy, did I have to dig for these doilies. I ended up with 6 reasonably-priced vintage doilies, in patterns which I thought would translate well to […]
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. […]
Doing pottery as a profession is still fairly new for me, but it’s always nice to start something new within that realm. I’ve worked only with stoneware clay for the year I’ve been doing this, thinking that I wanted to have pretty good mastery of that medium before branching out. I’m now confident enough in […]
Handcrafted and Homegrown 