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Online Store Now Open!
First of all, big thanks to everyone who came to my Open House this weekend! My holiday show season is now over, so I have placed some of my remaining pieces for sale in the Online Store. These pieces...
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The follow-up to my new wholesaling plan. Or, how I took back control of my...
After doing four shows in four weekends, I will admit with no shame that I spent most of last week sitting on the couch with my feet up, watching the Food Network, and talking to nobody except my cat...
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Out in the Real World
Carla Gladstone had her kitchen remodeled last year. Soon after, she realized that having a plastic bottle of dish soap next to her beautiful new sink and faucet was giving her "aesthetic indigestion,"...
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Hourly Earnings, Part 8: Online Store
(To catch up on, or refresh your memory about, all of the blog posts from The Hourly Earnings Project, click here) It has been about a year since I launched my online store in December of 2011. I...
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I think it's been about three years since I last made a major change to my web look. It was time, and the new look fits with some new directions that I am planning to take the business starting this...
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Officially Fire Retardant
I made new curtain walls for my pottery booth, which I will use at the ACC Baltimore show for the first time. My existing curtain walls were just fine, except that they weren't fire retardant. There...
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Eight boxes. Will they fit?
I've got eight tightly packed boxes of pottery for the ACC show. For an average two-day festival I will pack four boxes. The most I've ever packed for a show before was six boxes. Will they all fit in...
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Show Time
I did manage to get all of the pottery boxes in my car. My wholesale display is setup and ready to go for tomorrow. I hope you are planning to visit this great show! Find complete show details at...
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Two different shows, two different displays
Ugh, I caught a cold at the ACC Baltimore Show. I started feeling mildly ill on Sunday, the last day. When I woke up on Monday, there was no doubt. I've been slogging around since, generating small...
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Out in the Real World, Part 2
Vicki McMullin plans to use her new Heron Serving Bowl in her Easter dinner, but for now it is holding her current knitting project. Thanks for the photo Vicki!
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Can You Handle a Handle?
Everyone's least favorite subject ... wet-pulled handles. Just mentioning them generates groans. I try to teach many approaches to handle making, but the wet-pulled handle cannot be avoided. It's...
View ArticleHibernation
Hibernation is not exactly the right word. I have not been unconscious, nor have I been away. I've been separated from my pottery studio since April 1. I feel dormant and unproductive. There have been...
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Studio of My Dreams
I am starting this post with a picture of my old studio: People who know me in person have often heard me refer to my studio as a "cave." Since 2002, I have been making pots in the basement of my...
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The New Kiln's Name
The new kiln landed on my driveway on May 16. On May 18, it was moved into the studio. I wrangled up some free labor to help me, in the form of potters (and some of their spouses) who may be...
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Budget-Friendly Photo Stand
You might have caught a glimpse of this in the pictures of my new studio. I built a new photo stand. My old one was fine, but it was much bigger than necessary. And my old Flotone backdrop had quite a...
View ArticleOnline Store Reloaded
I have been neglecting my Online Store. As I mentioned earlier this year, I am currently using the free version of Big Cartel, which means I can only list five items at a time. And because I took time...
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New Platter Mold is Imminent
I've been carving a new styrofoam mold. The design is for a large square serving platter, about 15 inches across. Ok maybe 13 after it shrinks. I will make one or two (or however many it takes)...
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New Pots for Artscape Baltimore
Artscape BaltimoreFriday, July 19, 11am - 9pmSaturday, July 20, 11am - 9pmSunday, July 21, 11am - 8pmAlong Mt. Royal Avenue and North Charles Street. My pottery and I will be in space E06, in my...
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Rectangle on Wheels
I'm back from another Artscape Baltimore. Despite the storms and the abominable heat, it was another stellar show. This is my eleventh year at this show, and it continues to be my favorite and highly...
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The Trick to Carving
The trick to carving a pattern like this onto a pot is to carve every single line with only one pass of the carving tool. If you allow yourself to belabor over the lines, going over them again and...
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