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...
by Rae | Feb 7, 2011 | Bowls, Dinnerware, Glazes, Multiples, Plates, Pottery, Selling Pottery, Uncategorized
We’re done! Julie and I finished the commissioned dinnerware set. What a fun project. It looks really good and we are excited to deliver it to our client. 65 pieces – 16 dinner plates, 12 salad plates, 12 bread plates, 12 cereal bowls, 12 chili bowls, and...
by Rae | Feb 5, 2011 | Craft Show, Glazes, Photography, Plates, Pottery, Selling Pottery, Uncategorized
I am richly blessed. I get to make pottery and meet great people. In 2010, we participated in the Humane Society’s Annual Canine Crawl. It was the most fun show! At the event, I met Speight Farmer who purchased a large dog bowl for his St. Bernard. Speight and...
by Rae | Jan 31, 2011 | Bowls, Pottery, Throwing, Uncategorized
In order to make good pottery, you have to make A LOT of pottery. Everyone has a number, i.e. the quantity of any given pot you need to make in order to make the pot that you want. In the beginning, you have a lot of basic skills to practice: centering, opening, and...
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