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Pottery Mid-process
Pictured above are a lidded baker, mini pitcher, the kiln full of bisque, and a pedestal bowl. Sometimes I wish pieces could maintain the rough green ware look and I could skip glazing all together. Now that I’ve fired plenty of bowls, bottles and tapas plates, I’ve shifted focus to more time consuming pots. Creating pieces with lids, handles and…
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Crunch Time!
There are basically 10 working days left before my BIG SHOW at the Handmade Market. I’ve got the kiln loaded with another round of plates and bowls waiting to be bisque fired, free business cards have been ordered (I hope 100 will hold me for the day), and I’ve set up a Square account so that I’m able to take…
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Cabbage Moth on Lavender
These cabbage moths are pretty with their butter-yellow wings, but finding their offspring mid-bite of broccoli is pretty darn nasty. They have been very busy in my garden, even in the midst of two frosty nights in a row. The frost bit the sweet potato vines. I planted some leafy whole potatoes sometime around Labor Day, and having never grown…
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The Kiln Master
This is my husband, the Kiln Master. He has a fun new tool and spiffy face shield to clean up after my messes. Last weekend several of my pots ran very badly. Every single one of the eight shelves was affected. We did a quick cost estimate and the metal grinder was much cheaper ($54) than replacing the shelves ($27…
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My Little Big Pumpkin
I am around two little boys all the time and I tend to forget that I am actually a grown up and they are quite small. It’s like when a dog or cat doesn’t realize that it’s not human, because it’s around people all the time and never around other animals. This was especially true in the early days of…
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Uprooted
It took me three years to start an asparagus bed, one year of putting up with the Man grumbling about the location of the asparagus bed, and two hours to dig it all up and move it to a new location. Oh my, my arms hurt today! Instead of having a single row of asparagus up the property line, I…
