Clik here to view.
Odd Compulsion
I have an odd compulsion for making miniature chairs. But I don't make them for my kilns at home, I only make them for wood-firing, and I've got one coming up in October. If I had to explain why I do...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giant Cardboard Teapot
I've mentioned this on my blog before ... there is one aspect of my job that I do not like ... packing and shipping. It's tedious, and it makes me feel anxious about the trip the pots are about to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The one where it rained and rained ...
I am two or three blog posts behind on the things that I wanted to write about this fall. Things have been extremely busy and kind-of stressful, both good and bad. I will write about it all eventually,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The October Studio
I do not wish to discourage anyone from pursuing a life as a potter. But I sometimes worry that, on this blog, I am portraying the life as being more fun than hard work. It is immensely rewarding and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Changes Keep Coming
I had to laugh at myself the other day. I was browsing through my blog posts from last December, and realized that I referred to 2012 as "a year of change," in reference to the way I had redefined the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Little Photo Booth Made It Big
My blog post about my new photo stand has made it into Ceramics Monthly! This is the Tips and Tools column in the December 2013 issue. Originally published in Ceramics Monthly, December, 2013, page...
View ArticleClik here to view.
They Amaze Me Everyday
Coming up this weekend ... the Greenbelt Festival of Lights will be held at the Greenbelt Community Center. This is where I teach my pottery classes, and I will be sharing a large booth with my Level 5...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Not an Open House, It's an Open Studio!
Good Elephant Pottery's 7th Annual Open StudioSaturday, December 14, noon - 5pmSunday, December 15, noon - 4pm815 Bonifant Street, Silver Spring MD 20910From the DC Beltway, exit onto Georgia Avenue...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ten Feet Tall
It's the last day of 2013. I should have written this a few weeks ago, but I was busy driving my family around in the minivan (I learned how to squeeze in six adults and two kids at the same time ......
View ArticleClik here to view.
Faceted Teapot
Yesterday, when I punched an air hole in this teapot, I was disappointed to see how thick it was. Today, I thought of a solution: faceting. Do I plan on making these on purpose? Nope. Faceting is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two Week Race with Myself
I started 2014 in a full sprint. I hadn't made any pots since mid-December. For sure I needed a break after a grueling holiday season. And it's not that I didn't enjoy the holidays with my fam. But...
View ArticleClik here to view.
High Five!
One kiln was heating up, the other was cooling down. I caught a photo of that brief moment right before their temperatures converge then trade places. I like to think they are high-fiving each other....
View ArticleClik here to view.
A herd, a flock, a school ...
Coming soon to the American Craft Council Baltimore Show, February 21-23, at the Baltimore Convention Center. Along with over 650 of the country's best craft artists. Start making your plans by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Early Bird Gets a Big Prize
This is why it pays to arrive as early as possible to set up for the ACC Baltimore Show .... the exhibit hall is still mostly empty, and they let you drive all the way to your booth. I finished setting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Indelible
Opening this weekend at Baltimore Clayworks ....IndelibleMarch 1 - April 12, 2014An exhibition of sgraffitto, mishima, and other techniques which create designs embedded into the flesh of the clay, not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Throwing multiples, without losing your mind.
I remember how I felt about this many years ago. And I commonly hear other potters express this sentiment. Something along the lines of "Ugh! Making multiples of the exact same pot sounds like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The joy of having a studio to all to yourself.
My production output has increased dramatically in the last year or so. Among other things, I need to make a lot more dinner plates. Plates are cumbersome to dry, because they need so much footprint...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three Weeks, Three Shows, Three Cities
As much as I enjoyed the past two months of uninterrupted studio time, I'm ready to get started with my Spring and Summer festival season. I've planned a very ambitions season, with three shows in May,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ten Feet Tall
It's the last day of 2013. I should have written this a few weeks ago, but I was busy driving my family around in the minivan (I learned how to squeeze in six adults and two kids at the same time ......
View ArticleClik here to view.
Faceted Teapot
Yesterday, when I punched an air hole in this teapot, I was disappointed to see how thick it was. Today, I thought of a solution: faceting. Do I plan on making these on purpose? Nope. Faceting is...
View Article