Dec 04
These turned out so nice that I thought they would make fine Christmas presents, but I haven’t yet decided. I may want to keep them for myself. High fired pottery makes great tumblers, especially if you like ice water, because they hold the temperature well and are dish washable. I often need new ones, because …
Dec 03
I went to buy shower soap the other day. Most shower soap is marketed for women, and smells like fruit, flowers, herbs, or some combination thereof. I could get ones that smelled like pomegranate-tea tree or peach-ginger blossom, or vanilla cherry. But I don’t want to smell like food, so I went to the men’s section. …
Dec 02
This is the second pitcher I made. I had a bit of an issue with the handle getting hairline cracks, but that happens so often that it’s hardly worth mentioning. What is worth mentioning is how much happier I am with the background gradient on these new photos. I’d been trying to add more light, …
Dec 01
I see the car “ornament” on the left all too often. I strongly dislike these; to me, they epitomize vulgarity. How many of the ones on the right would we have to have before someone put a stop to it? It’s a symptom of the bizarre idea we have that we are our cars. We …
Nov 30
I got my pieces from the last firing this week. I had made a series of four bowls and two tumblers with the same glaze combination, so when it came time to glaze my pitchers, I decided to use the same combination on one of them, this one, so I could have a set. It …
