So here’s a little photo quickie… the same glazed platter before & after the kiln firing!!! Big difference. Pretty sweet, huh?! Just one of the large platters available at MY HOLIDAY HOME SHOW this week!

Just a couple quick mug-shots from my most recent soda kiln. Doing a little cleaning, pricing & prepping for MY HOLIDAY HOME SHOW… where I’ll have over a hundred mugs on the shelves when we start!!! We’re going to be socially-distant, fully masked-up & safe with limited access through appointments & sanitizing measures. I know these are crazy times… but if you find pottery shopping “essential,” please check out my website to sign-up for an appointment time.

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Another mug making someone’s morning a little bit better…
making it another Mugshot Monday! Looks like a great way to start. Although I will admit that I don’t drink coffee or tea… but I am totally intrigued by the “whipped” honey??? Who knew that was a thing???

Unpacking the crates of pottery from my latest soda kiln firing, and just happened upon this sweet trio of stamped bowls! Pretty much loving the stamped pattern, the evergreenish-slate blue interior glaze… and c’mon… who doesn’t love a good spiral?! Just a few more bowls ready for MY HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!

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Working on my holiday ornaments this afternoon.
Cleaning them up & getting ready to add a metal ring to hang them with! I love how each one of them is so different from the soda-firing… and surprisingly light for a clay ornament! Gotta get them all ready for MY HOLIDAY HOME SHOW which starts next week with socially-distanced appointments.

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NEVER ENOUGH. After teaching class this morning, I stuck around in my studio and made a few more bowls! Probably my second favorite thing to make… next to MUGS of course!!!

I love seeing my pottery shown off in other people’s homes!
Like this where Betsy is showing off her wonderful mug collection…
with the addition of her two newest mugs!

Seems like a perfect reason to celebrate with a MUGSHOT MONDAY!
And thank you Betsy for sharing your photos!

With the stamps all cleaned off, I just added a liner glaze to the mugs. Since these are going into the soda kiln this weekend, they don’t really need any more glaze on the outside. The mixture of soda ash & soda bicarbonate that I add into the soda kiln towards the end of the firing will “magically” create a kind of glazed finish on all of the mugs! I still need to clean up the edges on the rims… but we’re getting there! Might be done for the night though… as it’s time to head downstairs to teach class!!!

By wiping the top surface of the mug, the tenmoku glaze stays only in the indented impressions. Sure, it might be labor-intensive… but I really think it makes a HUGE difference to the stamped details!

Bright & sunny outside… but I’m trying my best to stay focused & productive inside! The sun is streaming in through the studio windows and creating some cool shadows as my platters continue to dry.

Okay… truth be told… MY studio has no windows! But my friend & studio-neighbor Karen has windows and plenty of unused table space! Well, “unused” until I needed to spread out just a bit. Thanks Karen… we miss you!