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Insplosure!
This Saturday I’ll have a little table at the Pour House for the 7th annual Insplosure. It is a free event and a nice way to step indoors while hanging out at Artsplosure. I still have several mugs, succulent gardens, some tall vases and PLENTY of pendent necklaces. I’ll bring along the nature prints too. This is probably the last show of the spring season before I get back to the wheel. Production completely halted the beginning of May to give my shoulder time to rest, so now I need to build up some new inventory, and plan on focusing on mugs, small planters, and small kitchen prep bowls. On…
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Succulent Pottery Planters
The afternoon before The Handmade Market, my love of gardening collided with my love of ceramics, and the result was little succulent gardens. I enjoyed piecing these together so much that once my shoulder is good an rested, I will keep headed down this rabbit hole of fun. I’ve replanted the leftover succulents and pieces that broke off during handling and will save them for later. The fuzzy cactus is soft and so adorable that I may not be able to let it go. Mammillaria gracilis fragilis “Thimble Cactus” and Crassula argentea “Gollum” Echiveria minima and Crassula argentea “Gollum” Pachyveria blue pearl and Rebutia albiflora Pachyveria blue pearl and Rebutia…
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Rock and Shop is this Weekend!
Over 100 juried emerging artisans will be selling their wares at the Durham Armory on Saturday alongside live bands, J-Memory, The Durham Ukulele Band & The Al Strong Trio. The Rock & Shop Market runs from 11-7pm and will be held alongside the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The cost is $5. See you there! Samples of what I’ll have at my table:
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Making a Bead Tree for the Kiln
My newest ceramic project has been making pendants using lace imprints. While I only glaze one side of star ornaments, pendants, I felt should be glazed all the way around. After all, whenever I wear jewelry, it always manages to flop around to the wrong side. Therefore, I needed bead tree, but after spending hours trying to find the most affordable option that also made sense for pendants, I came up empty. Amazon has two available — Small Bead Rack w 4p 6″wire and 12 Piece Bead Tree Rack. Even the sturdy replacement wires for the commercial bead trees were costly to purchase. This is my original bead tree design. Please don’t reproduce…
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Upcoming Shows
Two big local shows are coming up. The Rock and Shop Market takes place in downtown Durham, and The Handmade Market is in downtown Raleigh. I will be set up at both of those events. Keep and eye out on my facebook page for specials leading up to the events. As always, my Etsy site stays freshly stocked for those of you who aren’t local. Local friends who wish to shop online but pickup at my house are invited to use the code “RDUPICKUP” at checkout so you won’t be charged for shipping. April 6, Durham, NC May 4, Raleigh, NC
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Making spoons from a mold (Pictorial)
How to make and use a spoon mold 1. Pick some spoon you like, roll out a slab, and press the spooninto the clay. If you are using a spoon with a slick surface, spray oncooking oil first. I didn’t coat my wood spoons, and they didn’t stick. 2. Trim the excess clay and clean up the edges. 3. The spoons should pop out fairly easily once the clay starts to firm. 4. Bisque the molds. See how my big one has a lip at the top? Don’tcompress your clay back around the spoon when you first press it intothe clay to avoid creating this. It will save you a…
