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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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Upcycled Sink to Garden Water Bowl
Every time go to garden stores, I can’t help but stop by the water plants and wish I had a place to plant some. Water features are almost always my favorite spots in gardens, and for awhile now the Man and I have been thinking about putting in a fountain. Well, we still haven’t installed a fountain, but we do have a water bowl! Thanks to a trip to the Habitat ReUse Store, we acquired a free sink, sans plug.…
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Teacher Gifts from the Garden
Last year was the Man-child’s first year at Mom’s Morning Out, and I completely failed to do something for his teachers. This year, though it was a different set of teachers, I was determined to make up for last years’ negligence. Afterall, these ladies love my boy well! The only problem is he has nearly six to eight teachers between the two days he goes, the teacher that comes just for story time and the awesome director that comes in…
