by Rae | Jun 27, 2011 | About Me, Sous-potter
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...
by Rae | Jun 25, 2011 | About Me, Review, 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...
by Rae | Jun 22, 2011 | A Bit Off Center, About Me, Parnter, Teaching
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...
by Rae | Jun 18, 2011 | About Me, Craft Show, Multiples, Selling Pottery, Teabowl, Wine Coaster
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...
by Rae | Jun 3, 2011 | About Me, Glazes, How-to, Philosophy
Although we have several glaze combinations that work well together, I am not done testing glazes. I want to push the glazes that I know work well together to make my pots even more interesting. I am experimenting with texture and ways to define space on a pot. ...
by Rae | May 27, 2011 | About Me, Philosophy
“Just imagine how much you’d get done… if you stopped actively sabotaging your own work.” – Seth Godin I can always find reasons why I don’t do things. Truthfully, they aren’t reasons, just excuses. For instance, last Sunday, I didn’t...
Recent Comments