Cleaning!

Isn't cleaning wonderful! My studio got a much needed, well, not so much cleaning as clearing, and really only a little of that. But this little went a long way. I took some things to the dump, old bags of dried clay, a bucket of glaze waste, and 3 large containers of discarded pots! That felt soooo good! Hopefully it will get me a little unstuck, especially in the glaze department. I am firing a test kiln as we speak (so to speak). I'll take some pictures tomorrow. Oh, I took the recycling too, isn't it liberating throwing bottles into the glass dumpster!

Customer Appreciation Day

I sent this wall vase off last week to a lovely woman in Oregon, let's call her K. It was a bit of a challenge for me because it was a custom color and these pieces are a bit temperamental. There was a kiln disaster, actually two, and despite the delays K stuck with me. Now she has her vase and I have a new glaze direction! I love it when things work out like that. A dark blue or red was requested and once I saw them on my pieces I began to rethink my pastel-y palate (I have had moments where I looked at my shelves and thought not so pleasant things about Jordan Almonds) So THANK YOU Ms.K!  There is a smaller one in my etsy shop. You will notice I am still honing my photography skills. And my posting skills, let's see if I can get another pic. up and where I want it... Nope.

September

I am posting every day, I am, really I am! 

Even if it's only a picture...wood, apples and bathing suits, I love early fall. 

In  studio news, I am doing more glaze testing. 

If any one out there knows of a reliable satin matte base for ^6 electric I would be grateful! 

Weekend EFT

Yeah, I know I'm not doing so well with the "post-a-day" challenge I gave myself but I've had a long busy weekend. I went to an EFT workshop. It was great! Just what I needed and lots of great people too. It was given by a most generous and dedicated team of women, CJ and Delores, who donated all the procedes to the Hudson Valley Humane Society's Visiting Pet Program. (Feel free to make a donation, they do amazing work) I'd be happy to tell you more about EFT, just email me. Now I have to get back to my studio!!! (see it's already working!)

Bees

This is a little sample of the project I'm working on with Lora. I'm really excited! Yeah, I know this is not much of a post but I had to do something. One a day, right. I didn't say they were going to be long.  

Make Up Homework

Here is a little bit of a catch up post in lieu of a Sept. 1 posting. If you have a moment click to link to Free Rice and feed a few people while stretching you vocabulary. Enjoy!

September challenge

This is Harriett with a color test I did this summer for a project I am working on with Lora Shelley, a very talented painter. It's been great to have some one else to report to. Being alone in your studio is not always that great for ones productivity or head for that matter. I will be posting more on that I'm sure as...

I am going to post everyday this month as a sort of jumpstart. It's September and though it's been YEARS, I still have that back to school urge. Apples and leaves turning and wood pile piling, you know what I mean. The cellular urge that sent me to the grocery store for frozen and canned vegetables even though I was living in southern California with narry a flake in my future (snow that is). You can take the girl out of Vermont...(which is where I grew up) So here is my first post of the month of posting (yes it is a day late but that's me I'm afraid).