Production Pottery

Pottery classes have resumed  at the art center, and, I am thrilled to be back among such passionate people.  This session, we are working on dinnerware which is a sneaky way to have everyone make multiples – after all, there is no better way to acquire...

Trade-Up Policy

When I first started making pottery, I chucked most of my pots.  In fact, it was quite a while before I kept anything (I am not sentimental).  I held no delusions about the quality of pot I was capable of making.  It is the same for all potters.  In the beginning,...

Liberating Multiples

I have the pleasure of teaching pottery classes at a local art center.  And, it is typical for the potters taking the class to want to make a pot for some one special.  I often wonder if the recipients of the pots know how much care and thought go into making these...

More Recipes

I realize that some people are more intuitive than I am.  But, we all have to work to our natural dispositions.  And, I am analytical by nature.  So it is no surprise that I measure and count everything  – even in pottery. As I mentioned in the previous post,...

Production Pottery

As I was packing pottery for the forthcoming show (which was subsequently canceled), I was very surprised at what we have accomplished.  We made a lot of pots this summer – and multiples give me A LOT of satisfaction. While I was trying to make space for all the pots,...