A new story is unfolding…

February 18, 2011

As I read my last post I see that it was from the end of December. Boy, time sure does fly. SO MUCH has been happening lately. To summarize- the circumstances in my life along with some timely inspiration from my kids has steered me towards new joyful work, I rolled my car in one of our many snow storms and walked away with a closer eye on the quality things in life, and I have joined in an inspiring and invigorating partnership with fellow artist Dawn Fessenden.

Whew!

Dawn and I will be opening an etsy shop within the next six weeks called OH! Only Handmade.  Initially we are focusing on ceramics work, but plan to expand to include Dawn’s felting and my metal work. Keep you posted as to when the grand opening is!

As part of this venture I am launching two new lines of work that I have been exploring. The first line focuses on unusual planters, pinwheel dippers, vases and other pieces in this glaze combination.

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I am also really excited to dive into a new line of giftware. Inspired by my amazing children, I can only say right now that making these new pieces is pure joy and I cannot wait to share them with you! Hopefully over the weekend I will be able to share images of the first test pieces that just came out of the kiln.


Multi-tasking

June 15, 2010

Today while firing the kiln at Lucy’s I decided to work on wall thickness and height. Often my vases are heavy on the lower third so I decided to focus on balancing out the wall thickness while aiming for consistency in weight.

The tall pieces are about two and half pounds and about eight inches tall. The little peanut is about five inches.

In the meantime, I am holding my breath for a successful kiln firing. Stay tuned later this week.


Vases

February 16, 2010

Whilst waiting for the bisque to finish so I can explore my glaze tests on actual pieces, I am back at work on my vase series. This set of three jumped off from the 12 inch vase project at three and a quarter pounds. More of those to come tomorrow I think. Continuing to refine the form and consider the glaze application.


New work coming soon

July 27, 2009

Tomorrow’s highlight will be unloading the recent kiln firing. It will hopefully include several successful vases and ceremony pieces. This glaze combination was fired as well as a few new ones…

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