by Rae | Mar 8, 2011 | How-to, Red and White, Teabowl, Teapot, Uncategorized
I don’t have an art degree. And, although I don’t have a business degree, when I got my ‘real world’ job, I had to learn business. So I read – a lot. I am surprised that so many of the things I read in business literature can apply to art (specifically my pottery...
by Rae | Mar 4, 2011 | How-to, Teapot, Throwing, Uncategorized, Winter Blue, Workshop
“You can choose what you do, but you can’t choose what you like to do.” Grechin Rubin I exercise but I wish I liked to run. I have tried to like it. I got better at running for a while but I never developed a love for it. Sometimes I say I don’t...
by Rae | Mar 2, 2011 | How-to, Lime Fiesta, Teapot, Uncategorized
I really enjoy everything about pottery (well, cleaning kiln shelves and recycling clay are not at the top of my list). Since setting up my own studio, I have had to reconcile a few things in my mind – I am a real potter even if I use commercial glazes and fire to...
by Rae | 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...
by Rae | 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...
by Rae | 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...
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