I've been out of town this week celebrating a birthday with a treasured friend. And I won't get to make much work next week either. In fact, I probably won't post pictures of new stuff until after the holidays. I sure hope everyone is surrounded by family, good friends and delicious food. Happy Thanksgiving week! Read Full Story

These are fresh out of the bisque kiln. The dessert plates were textured & then black underglazed added when they were damp/leatherhard. At greenware, I cleaned the black with a scrubby & a metal rib until it just sat in the textured area. Then I added a water-thin blue slip & fired. Now I will highlight with some color & then I'm going to add a detail that I read about on line. It's with 'graffito paper' from Minnesota Clay. It's like a carbon paper but saturated with underg... Read Full Story

This is a canister set that was on display at Perspectives -- it sold & I didn't get a photo of it . But this morning as I was looking at pot pictures online over coffee --- this image popped up. Someone I don't even know took photos of it while it was on display. It's so cool that I stumbled across it.Now I am waiting on the kiln to cool. I'm still working out surface treatments. I'm finally getting to know how these different slips, washes & glazes interplay -- now I just need them ... Read Full Story

I finally got all of my photo equipment out last night & took proper photos of my most recent work. It's so much easier in my new studio space.Before the set-up & tear down took so long that I only took photos when absolutely necessary. Now I can set-up right in the studio. I have an EZ (light) Cube & some boom lights. I shoot with a Cannon Power Shot A95 -- which I'm hoping to upgrade soon -- and a gradient background. These pots are going to the "Little Things Mean A Lot" show i... Read Full Story

I have learned so much about working with terra sig, underglazes and glazes through this last group of pots. I made some test tiles to play with. The tiles have been fired twice. I enjoy earthenware so much because you can maintain an intimate relationship with each piece from making through the final firing. There's not that ugly bisque stage to contend with -- because the surface treatment begins at either leatherhard or greenware.The first photo grouping of pots have been completed and wi... Read Full Story

I spent last week in Orlando. What a needed break! We lived in Orlando for about 11 years prior to moving to Atlanta - been here about 5 years now. We got to visit with some much missed friends & eat great food & see the old neighborhood & favorite places. My pots were waiting for me when I returned. They had been fired once with a terra sig application. For this second round of firing -- same temp -- I highlighted the colors with some underglazes & washes. I also have a cou... Read Full Story

Yesterday I spent the day getting my pots ready for a bisque load. I'm still trying different techniques on my earthenware. For this load I used mostly colored terra sig on the outside surface. I slipped the inside/functional area to receive glaze. I'm also going to test applying glaze over the terra sig to see what happens. Some of these pieces will get a black wash or I'll do some black line work & bisque again. I'm going to re-test the Meyer Transparent by thinning it out some. I'm ho... Read Full Story

Wooohooo! I have been a garage potter my entire pottery career. When we lived in (Orlando) Fl - I dealt with unbelievable heat & snakes & lizards. Here in GA I've dealt with heat, cold and no running water. My kiln has always been in my workspace, so when it's firing, I lose a day in the studio. Now though -- wow -- I've moved into luxury. This space has built in shelving, windows, a fireplace, heat, air conditioning, running water . . . I even have a great stereo system and my drawin... Read Full Story

I am almost pleased with the glazes in this firing. This time I combined using terra sig, slip and glazes. I tested a new clear (Ron Meyers Transparent) and a different firing schedule. The clear is a little too glossy for every application and the terra sig by itself is too matte. I'm going to try to tone down the glossy clear with a slower cooling cycle - sometimes slow cooling a clear can make it milky though - we'll see. I will also try a watered-down clear over the terra sig to brighten... Read Full Story

I've been busy this week. We started cleaning up after the flooded mess. We found a carpet remnant for my son's room - so he's not walking on cold concrete when he comes to visit. I'm not replacing the wall-to-wall carpeting until just before we move from this house because I am moving my studio into the large basement family room. On the basement level is my son's room, the family room & a bathroom -- and the garage. It all was flooded early last week with the big Atlanta rains. I found ... Read Full Story