by Rae | Oct 6, 2013 | Creativity, Surface Decoration
I messed up. I over-fired a bisque load. It was careless and I still can’t figure out how it happened. Unfortunately, it isn’t the first time that I’ve done this…it is the second. The first time it happened, our kiln was full of small bowls....
by Rae | Feb 10, 2012 | About Me, Inspiration
February is an uneventful time of year. The holidays have been packed away; the football season is over; and craft shows are several months away. So there isn’t much in the way of demand from February. Because of the hiatus in activity, this is a great time for me...
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 | Jun 1, 2011 | Glazes, How-to, Philosophy, Surface Decoration, Uncategorized
The focus of 2010 was to work out some glaze combinations that would enhance the functional pottery that we love to make. In order to accomplish that, we made hundreds of small bowls. (I had been making test tiles but after I had accumulated 2 buckets of unusable...
by Rae | May 25, 2011 | About Me, Glazes, Mugs, Multiples, Pottery, Selling Pottery, Spring Snow, Surface Decoration
I love mugs and I love making mugs – they are probably my favorite pots to make. However, I shudder with anxiety when some one wants to replace a beloved but broken mug. As a potter, I get a lot of requests for mugs. But, when some one is looking to replace a mug,...
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