Personal journal of my experiences as I learn the art of making pottery. Currently, I work with stoneware - high fire clays and glazes through the studio of Dan Finch in Bailey, North Carolina, mostly throwing clay on a wheel and some hand-building.
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Almost a month from the last post! I'm just feeling like I have too many irons in the fire right now.
I took a quick trip to Farmville today to drop off a platter I made for the big 50/50 raffle and auction at Fuqua School. It was worth the driving...
The cotton fields behind the house are about ready for the pickers - machines now that are like giant vacuum cleaners that suck the cotton up into bins. A lot of the cotton in this part of North Carolina was not very tall this year because of lack of...
I happened to look out the window to where our hummingbird feeder is hidden in the roses and saw this bright green frog sitting there - just had to take a picture.
It has been a while since my last blog and I have been busy the whole time. I have...
As much as I tell others that glazing and firing is not an exact science, I have to admit that I still have not convinced myself and feel somewhat disappointed when pieces come out of the glaze firing looking differently than I expected. I know the...
