Scratching the Surface

by | Feb 21, 2011 | Class, Glazes, Workshop

Pocosin Arts hosts an annual artist workshop in February which I attended this weekend.  It is a great event – close to home, in a beautiful venue, with excellent instruction. This year the pottery instructor was Ronan Peterson who taught ‘Scratching the...

How to take a pottery workshop

by | Feb 19, 2011 | About Me, Class, How-to, Workshop

For several years I took pottery classes at local pottery studios.  However, when no classes were available, I looked elsewhere for instruction.  As a result, I  began to attend pottery workshops. Workshops provide a great opportunity to see different techniques, try...

Instructor and student

by | Feb 16, 2011 | About Me, Class, Spring Snow, Teaching, Workshop

While I was getting ready to go to a pottery workshop, I was thinking about all the opportunities that I have had to be in the instructor role.  This weekend, I am looking forward to being a student. I have had many teaching opportunities – community college...

Homemade meals, homemade pots

by | Feb 10, 2011 | Bowls, Dinnerware, Plates, Spring Snow

“Two other fashions (read: plagues) I’d like to see go away this year are the omnipresence of white plates (someone please have mercy) and cheap, uncomfortable restaurant chairs.  I’d give anything to walk into a restaurant with rich, dark, plush furnishings...