Detail shot of Mug I : A preview for THIS Saturday’s online mug sale!

So I just finished taking down my Christmas decorations…
and I’m ALREADY back in the studio making new Christmas ornaments!!!
Too soon? I hope not. I’ve got a plan… and a Challenge!!!

I’ve been playing some porcelain and stamping in a stylized Christmas tree pattern.
Contemporary swirls for the holidays.

To keep them flat, I’m drying them on some of that plastic grid they sell at hardware stores for fluorescent lighting panels. I raise the panels up just a bit on wood. That way, they can dry evenly on both sides which helps prevent warpage.

So my plan is to bisque fire these, then glaze them. I was planning on a saturated cone 6 kelly green color glaze… but now I’m starting to wonder if a few of them should stay white?! It might be a White Christmas after all???…. eleven months from now!!!

And what about the Challenge???
Well, this is just the first batch… of the first month… of the New Year.
Eleven more monthly ornaments to come!!!

But it would be more fun with friends, right?

Detail shot of Mug H : A preview for TOMORROW’s online mug sale!
Remember, these photos are just to whet your whistle. The actual sale will “go live” on my Facebook pottery page this coming Saturday 1/30 at noon CST. Watch for the “official” Facebook Photo Album. Be the first to Comment on the Photo Album photo to “claim” your mug!!!

Click here to go to my pottery page : Fire When Ready Pottery on Facebook.

A quick glimpse of the other side… glassy, ashy, drippy fun!

Detail shot of Mug G : A preview for this Saturday’s 1/30 online mug sale!

Detail shot of Mug F : A preview for this Saturday’s 1/30 online mug sale!
Remember, these photos are just to whet your whistle. The actual sale will “go live” on my Facebook pottery page this coming Saturday 1/30 at noon CST. Watch for the “official” Facebook Photo Album. Be the first to Comment on the Photo Album photo to “claim” your mug!!!

Click here to go to my pottery page : Fire When Ready Pottery on Facebook.

This one has two great sides… totally different colors & effects.
Here’s a close-up of the other side!!!

Detail shot of Mug E : A preview for this Saturday’s 1/30 online mug sale!

Detail shot of Mug D : A preview for NEXT Saturday’s online mug sale!
Remember, these photos are just to whet your whistle. The actual sale will “go live” on my Facebook pottery page this coming Saturday 1/30 at noon CST. Watch for the “official” Facebook Photo Album. Be the first to Comment on the Photo Album photo to “claim” your mug!!!

Click here to go to my pottery page : Fire When Ready Pottery on Facebook.

Detail shot of Mug C : A preview for NEXT Saturday’s online mug sale!