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Bowls and prints out the door!

I had a few side emails from friends & family wondering how the bowls turned out. Nothing exploded in the kiln, which is a good thing! They were plopped into the kiln on the damp side after glazing. Those muffled thuds must have come from the neighbors house, not my garage. This is all aContinue reading “Bowls and prints out the door!”

Sea Squirts

Opening the kiln was fun this morning, especially when I found this little guy. He was the best looking of the group so his photo had to be taken. He can rest on your desk or even hang from the wall (due to the hole on his underside). I might just need to make moreContinue reading “Sea Squirts”

Kiln findings

It’s been well over a year since opening the kiln last and I was surprised to find work waiting to be fired. Two mugs, a canister that was supposed to be a tea pot, trials of some printmaking techniques and a few crazy sea squirt creations. Back in the winter of 2009, I had theContinue reading “Kiln findings”

More throwing & trimming

Many people love heading to malls for shopping but I can’t stand it. My worst nightmare is to be stuck in a mob of insane shoppers during the Christmas holiday. When I was younger it was fun to go and dream of purchasing nice clothing, cool gadgets, and a variety of stuff. Then I grewContinue reading “More throwing & trimming”

Throwing Bowls

How long has it been? One, two, four or even five years since tackling any wheel thrown projects? Such a long hiatus. Can I actually center & pull up walls? Yes! Kind of. Fortunately new clay was purchased on Monday. Wednesday my big sister helped move the wheel back inside. I finally gathered all theContinue reading “Throwing Bowls”

It’s up…. and going

Yesterday I sat myself down during the afternoon & evening to get the account up and selling on Etsy. It was quite an experience involving a steep learning curve. I must admit that I’ve not started my own business before and I’m feeling overwhelmed & kind of confused at how to approach everything. PayPal isContinue reading “It’s up…. and going”

What works?

I’m spending part of my day working on photos for the new Etsy account. How does one best represent a simple ornament? Do you hang them, prop them up, use them with other items? Do I try to make a background that’s a single color or use fabric or paper under the works? What willContinue reading “What works?”

Snowflakes

Oh yes, it’s that time of the year again when the snowflakes come out! I’ll be selling my Flakes winter ornaments on Etsy starting next week. Here is a preview Each 2 inch ceramic ornament is unique due to the handmade process. The front is stamped using a hand carved block of my creation. TheContinue reading “Snowflakes”

Annie in red test

Decisions, decisions… What color to choose for Annie’s scarf? I did an experiment using red vellum & a pair of scissors to get an idea. It involved creating two prints & combining…. not what I would actually be doing. There was a discovery when printing on vellum: oil based ink doesn’t dry. Wonder if theContinue reading “Annie in red test”

Annie getting closer…

It’s been almost a week since working on Annie. My mental deadline for accomplishing 4 dog prints before Thanksgiving has been blown. Oh well! Life happens amongst art projects. Still working my way to the center of this block (nose & mouth zone) and trying to figure out how the scarf should be draping aroundContinue reading “Annie getting closer…”