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New Pots for This Year's Open Studio
The pandemic is partially responsible for these new platter designs. When shutdowns first began, I was watching a lot of Netflix and got hooked on a charming Japanese show called Midnight Diner. The...
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Deadly Sin
Excuse me for indulging in a little pride. Finished pottery in my studio is usually stored on shelves, organized by item, and stacked tightly to be as space efficient as possible. These are the pots...
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A Series of Compounding Goals
This is a blog post I conceived of over 1.5 years ago, when I opened the above fortune cookie. I hadn’t gotten around to it yet when the world’s collective consciousness was bulldozed over by the...
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Temporarily known as ...
For a limited time, Good Elephant Pottery is becoming ...Good Elephant Books!Offering hand-bound, archival quality books, in a small number of designs. All books will be made to order. My goal is to...
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Summer Solstice
Happy Summer Solstice! This is my favorite time of the year, when the days are as long as possible. I realized I need to post some updates as I head into the summer season.Firstly, a report on how the...
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2021 "Virtual" Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, July 8-11
Greetings to all the pottery fans in Happy Valley! This year's Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will once again be a virtual event. I am handling my participation in the "free home delivery"...
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The Last Online Sale of the Pandemic, Knock on Wood
This weekend, I will hold one last online sale for the pandemic. This time it won't be small pots only, or a limited quantity of pots. I will be offering pots of various sizes and shapes, and enough...
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The Most Un-Pandemic Thing I've Done in 17 Months
I taught a workshop this weekend! It was at the studio of Ray Bogle in Huntingtown, Maryland. It felt really great to be involved in a group activity again, after all this time. I also loved being in...
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This year's PMA Craft Show is both in-person and online
Welcome to my little corner of The 45th Annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show! I will at the in-person show November 5-7, and also offering a limited selection of my work online...
View ArticleLive television is a bit terrifying.
But when you are offered a chance to put your pottery on TV, you take it! Many thanks to Janine and Lisabeth from the PMA Craft Show's PR team for asking me to be a part of this. This aired on Fox29's...
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New designs for this year's Open Studio
The Holiday Open Studio is back in person! This is my 14th one, and it will be held in my backyard this year, for sake of Covid safety. Masks are requested, not required. Everything will be generously...
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An Outdoor Sale in December, the Good and the Bad
This was my first time holding a sale in my backyard. Being outdoors did have some advantages. Namely, I had so much more space! In the first couple of hours of the show, the crowd is really big and...
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Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
I have one more big announcement for 2021. Some of my work has been purchased by the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum for their permanent collection. This is for a research project titled...
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Had to switch to a new clay, thanks to the pandemic.
It is now over two years since the pandemic first started shutting down our lives. The virus is still around, but the situation has evolved to where the healthcare systems are not overwhelmed. Art...
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"Harriet" triumphs over a leaky shed roof
I am currently taking another break from work. Yes, that's two in one year, and it's only May. I am consciously trying to cut back on working, in order to not neglect the rest of my life. This is one...
View ArticleModern retail practices, and why I reject them.
These days, I get so annoyed when shopping inside retail stores. Namely, I hate it when the cashier asks if I want to join their rewards program, then they don't take "no" for an answer. They ask...
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I'll tell you exactly how I did it.
At a recent show, I sold every pot I made for the show, over 300 pots. I had previously thought this was impossible. Selling becomes harder and harder the more empty your display becomes, because the...
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The 2022 Open Studio
Please join me for my 2022 Open Studio, back in the safe confines of my basement! Here’s what’s new and exclusive at this year’s event.The first new design is called Nine Rice Bowls, which are...
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Some changes in direction for 2023
My favorite running spot, the C&O Canal at Swain's Lock.Once again, I am starting the new year resolving to stay on a consistent running schedule. Running is something I began doing in 2008,...
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