by Rae | Apr 20, 2012 | How-to, Throwing
Basketball players practice free throws a lot – and they still miss. I think centering is a lot like free throws – at first you miss a lot , then you get into a cycle of improving and relapsing. Finally, you center effectively most of the time. I say most of the...
by Rae | Sep 2, 2011 | How-to, Plates, Throwing
When I make a new pot (a new design or different form), I consider several things: Glazes (yes, this is a consideration from the beginning) Pot function Pot scale Foot, rim, and appendages Part of the design process is working out the logistics; and, taking notes...
by Rae | May 17, 2011 | Pottery, Throwing
It is 7 in the morning and you are itching to get into the studio but it isn’t open for several hours. Here is something to tide you over until you get to a wheel… Virtual Wheel
by Rae | Mar 10, 2011 | Teapot, Throwing, Uncategorized, Workshop
There are so many pottery resources. It is a very generous community –workshops, books, blogs, YouTube Videos, Websites, Galleries, Open Studios, classes, guilds. So much sharing. One could get sucked into the vortex of reading/talking/learning about pottery and...
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 | Feb 8, 2011 | Bowls, Dinnerware, How-to, Multiples, Orders, Plates, Pottery, Selling Pottery, Throwing, Tools
We finished a commissioned order of dinnerware which included 16 dinner plates, 12 salad plates, 12 bread plates, 12 cereal bowls, and 12 chili bowls. So I wanted to review some things that we learned while making the dinnerware order. A successful set is uniform,...
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