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Resolutions Reviewed
As a true Resolutionist, I couldn’t let the end of June pass without a status review of my 2011 resolutions (it is a neurotic burden). June is the half-way mark after all. So here it is: Better Pots – The general focus for 2011 is practice and refinement. The...
Weekend Retreat
My friend came for the weekend. As Jeff was away and Julie went out of town, I thought it would be fun to have a retreat weekend. I invited her and her dog on the condition that it would be a work retreat. She oil paints and I have a lot of pottery to make. And, I...
Potter’s Tool Kit – Studio Tools
Acquiring tools will not make better pots - practicing with them will. Every potter has a set of core tools – tools that she uses consistently in her tool kit. But, there are also some tools that are too large to fit in most portable kits. These are the studio...
Having a Partner
Julie and I met at a community art center while taking pottery classes; and, in 2008, we started working together. Working with a partner has been great because I have made more pottery, tried more glazes, attended a lot of workshops, and started selling in stores...
Show Season
Big news... A Bit Off Center has been accepted into the Autumn Leaves Festival which is a HUGE craft show and festival in Mt. Airy, NC. This is exciting and a bit intimidating. Shows are to potters as races are to runners. Runners run; but, they are most focused...
Sticks and More
Today, we took new pots to restock inventory at Sticks and More in Snow Hill, NC. This was the first shop to host pottery by A Bit Off Center. It is a cute store - actually it is a renovated petroleum station. Although I am a potter by passion, I work for an...