A Day in the Life
Since I have been making and selling pots, I have met a lot of passionate and interesting artists. It is on the of the unforeseen benefits of being a potter. Among those are Speight and Nassim Farmer of A-La-Mode Photography who recently came to take pictures of us in our natural habitat. They have generously posted the photos on their blog – and I think they look amazing!
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I make a lot of pots because I enjoy making pots. As a consequence, I sell those pots. A lot of potters don’t sell because they don’t want to feel pressured to make a certain number of a particular pot. But, I don’t feel that way. In fact, I was quite excited after Bele Chere because we sold a lot of mugs. Now I get to make more mugs! Last autumn, I made a lot of mugs which have provided an inventory for our recent shows. But with the shows we have scheduled, we need to add to the collection. So I am in production mode. This means I am making 5 mugs every other day....
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The studio has been hopping over the last few weeks because we have been getting ready for the craft shows. These sort of preparations are fun for me. I like having a list of things to work on; and, I especially like it when that list is so full that I have a choice of what I need to do. So, here are a few of the things that I have been keeping me busy: Making pots (mugs, bowls, chip/dip, and creamers), glazing pots, mixing glazes, making glaze catchers, testing crystalline glazes, making crackle mugs, cleaning the studio, washing tiles, sieving glazes, printing labels, gathering...
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