Fall is coming, which means some shows are as well… or at least the applications to be in these shows! This weekend I plan on doing a glaze firing. Here is the batch up to this point. on the wheel handles waiting to be attached altered and ready to dry holes added when leather hard drying on the freezer bisque fired waxing the base waiting to be glazed

The ten of you who read Love Sown might have noticed that my posts have digressed from almost daily to quite irregular. This is for a good reason! I’ve been working at the wheel nearly daily and over the past few days have been developing an online store. Enough of my connections have inquired if I ship my pottery, so I decided it might be worth the effort of selling my wares online.  Yesterday, I texted with a couple friends…

Moving into August, I feel slow. At any point during the day, if I lie down on the bed, it takes all the energy I can muster (or the boys jumping on my face) to get me up again. The only remedy has been the potter’s wheel, on which I’ve been very busy cranking out pie plates, cake stands, mugs and chalices. Coffee hasn’t offered much help, but I’m drinking it once a day somewhat religiously. Thank goodness I have…

This Thursday night, I’ll be selling my wares at the Silent Auction and Music Event to Launch New NC artisan Boutique: Kindred. I’m super excited to support my friend Michelle Smith, and 15% of my sales will go towards Kindred Boutique. I just purchased new glazes to sample, which come in little pint containers, so I had to brush on glaze rather than dip them. Dipping gives more even coverage than brushing, but the variation can also be visually interesting.…

I’ve been throwing pots, crushing more in the process than finishing them, and here’s some shots from my phone. Between the mosquitoes and heat, it’s hard to stay at the wheel. I’m super excited to be having a table at my friend Michelle’s silent auction for Kindred Boutique, so I want to make sure I have some fancy new things to sell.