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Weekend Garden & Pottery Recap
Spurred on by the change in temperature, Joe and I spent a good two hours ripping out tired squash and bean vines and all the wire remesh used for the tunnel and dome. Although the okra was still happily producing, I pulled it out too so that I could begin tilling up the plots to let them rest for the fall. The lettuces that were scattered in various beds have been consolidated to a couple central locations, although I doubt…
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Flowers on Pots
I’ve never been girly. My favorite color to wear is navy blue. I rarely accessorize. However, something is happening to my pottery: See those little flowers? Where did they come from? My theory is that my love of gardening, which is expanding from just veggies to include flowers, is sneaking into my pottery. I’ve never been one to put embellishments on my work, but these make me smile. It reminds me of when I placed a Cosmos flower behind my…
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Chips and Dip, Anyone?
This new glaze is “Indigo Float” by Amaco Potter’s Choice. I bought it a year ago thinking I’d use it much sooner than this past weekend. Joe asked me if I would get back into pottery if the glaze came out well. Joe, I’ve thrown four new pots! See a couple more from this firing here.
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Sunday Clay Day!
Those of you who follow Love Sown for my gardening posts may not know that I have another hobby. I started ceramics while I was in graduate school, and have thrown off and on as time allowed. This last hiatus was longer than expected, but I suppose nothing goes as expected when you throw babies into the mix. I have a pottery studio in our home garage, and as the weather cools and the garden slows down, pottery season is…
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Back at it.
The last time I threw a pot, my belly was wider around than the wheel, and I could hardly bend over to reach it. I never got to complete my brother’s wedding gift until this weekend. I spent the morning waxing and glazing with a NEW glaze. Kiln opening is coming soon!
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So you missed out on summer gardening…
If you missed out on gardening this summer, don’t sweat it. It was hot – very hot – and the mosquitoes are still biting. However, now you have two options. You can either go ahead and plant some fall crops, or you can skip that all together and begin to prepare your soil for the spring. If you are starting a new in-ground garden (not a raised bed), I suggest you wait to plant. Because our garden was brand-spankin-new this…
