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When in doubt, carve it out.
!!Whoa!!!! How did a year get away from me? I'm still having fun creating with clay, keeping my clay class going at the center and firing the kiln. This piece is about 11 inches tall. It was suppose to...
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Soup Bowl Event....One last time.
Its getting to be that time of year again.... Soup Bowl Fund Raiser at the Draper Senior Center. It will be Saturday November 2, 2019 11am to 1. Select from a beautiful collection of one-of-a-kind soup...
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A Bevy of Bowls
Come early to purchase your favorite.....November 2 at 11am...Draper Senior Center, UT.
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Throwing for an Oval
Lately, my new focus is to make custom items for me. Not a friend, not a neighbor, not to sell....Me. I needed a weather proof sign to redirect package deliveries from my front gate to my side door. My...
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Just Peachy
My large rustic bowl with a free-form rolled edge and decorative slashes. Next one needs to be bigger.
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All I Need is Crackers
I made a cream cheese creation for a party. Tree is sitting on a square plate with my blue sugar jar next to soup bowls. Nothing like being creative with something you can eat or eat off of. Now to get...
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Still here after a year!
I am still alive and, if Google and Blogger don't change too much, I will try to keep this blog alive. It's been a year since I last posted....a long, terrible year. In general, I shouldn't complain....
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Mugnificent
This is a custom order I enjoyed making. I made a sprig for the eidelweiss flower and did additional carving to the handle and applied letters. This will hold an exceptional amount of coffee for mug...
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Jade out of the shade
I have owned this jade plant, which has turned into a tree, for more than 30 years. In all its life, this is the first time it has had a decent sunny space to live in. I think it would have been even...
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New Year...New Style
I'm still trying to stay motivated to keep up the making process. It's a bit of a struggle but since I've focused on sprig molds for custom decorating, I'm looking at mug decorating a bit differently...
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Tiny Bowls Tuesday
These tiny bowls are actually tests. I had two bags of medium dark brown clay and could not tell whether they were brown or a speckled buff. Only after a glaze firing could I tell that both of the...
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It's been awhile again
It has been a few months but I've been busy training my new assistant. Meet Allie, my Q.C.C. That's....quality control cat. As you will see in the photos below, she is very thorough with her...
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Christmas Came Early
When I created this blog, I didn't give any thought about how my pottery and pottery mark related to this site. I just had fun documenting my progress with clay projects over the years. It eventually...
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A Nice Surprise
I was perusing around the internet for glazes and wound up on www.coyoteclay.com. I clicked on their Gallery tab and scrolled through all the wonderful customer submissions to previous contests they...
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Article 2
I haven't traveled much lately, in fact, not at all. But my mug made a trip. It went camping in a ruggedly beautiful and remote area of southern Utah. It sat on a rocky precipice to enjoy the views....
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An Order For A Friend
Two smaller sized mugs were requested for a friend. Both are for her grand kids. Custom made mugs ordered by grandma. How cool is that?! I like the idea of introducing young people to the arts and...
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Deer Feeder?
I made this feeder awhile ago to feed the local chickadees that nest in a nearby hedge. Of course it's fair game to any wildlife that finds it. I happened to hear clicking by my front door on my front...
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Power to Pumpkins
I recently enjoyed creating two small pumpkins. Many Halloweens have come and gone and this is the first time. Before I throw at the wheel, I find I am more successful if I make a little sketch. It...
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I Made 2 But I Have 3
I completed my 2 pumpkins before Halloween. Yay! I used Spectrum Saffron Shino glaze to get a realistic satin finish. It's exactly what I was hoping for. Now the third pumpkin is a furry one. She is...
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Happy Halloween 🎃
Photo credits go to my daughter who inspired me to make her a pumpkin that uses a tea light to heat scented oil.
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Spiffy and Sparkly
This is a statue I made just for my own amusement. It's about 6 inches tall. I threw it on the wheel as a thick-walled enclosed shape. Once it got to be a soft leatherhard, I carved away the excess...
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Happy Holidays to All
Enjoying a cold rainy evening by the fireplace this Christmas eve. This laptop is quite the heat generator, adding to the total affect 😄. Remember to take a deep breath, relax and reflect. It's good...
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I'm Back At It!
Me, when I realize that almost another year has passed without posting to my blog!I kinda took a break from pottery this past spring and summer. I worked on my neglected garden to grow some garlic,...
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I Did Like It!
Last year I had to figure out how to get myself out of a non-creating rut, so I purchased some new glazes to help to inspire me. Two of the glazes were Amaco Potters Choice Cosmic Tea Dust and Cosmic...
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