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Work and Rocket Kiln Plans
On exhausted mornings, rocket kilns, and why the wood kiln lives where I can see it. I woke up somewhat exhausted after the night shift at the big paper factory. I need to get back to throwing pots soon, … Read the rest
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Preparing for the Bad Times Without Losing Your Mind
On paper factory chaos, oil filters, savings accounts, and making a game out of uncertainty. The work shift at the big paper factory was predicted to be chaotic before I even walked in, and it delivered on that promise. … Read the rest
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Yard Work
Mowing around an unfinished kiln. Today was a beautiful summer day and I spent most of it outside, which is exactly where a day like that deserves to be spent. I checked the garden first. Things are coming in nicely … Read the rest
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Every Step Counts
On slow progress and the steps that make the journey. At times, I find all the steps annoying. I’ll just say that out front. It takes steps to get where you’re going, and sometimes those steps are slow. They take … Read the rest
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Down the Rabbit Holes
On curiosity and collecting. Along with information overload, I tend to go down rabbit holes. Some holes are genuinely fun. Others turn out to be a waste of time, though I usually don’t know which kind I’m in until I’ve … Read the rest
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After Work
There are days the factory takes everything. Not just the hours. The hours you can plan around. It takes the thinking too, the part of your brain that strings ideas together and knows what to do next. You drive home … Read the rest
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Putting It Back Together
On expert opinion, empirical evidence, and the difference between the two. I am mid-rebuild on the kiln and the advice came in. Good advice. Seasoned advice. The kind that comes from someone who has fired more kilns than I’ve … Read the rest
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Planting Seeds, Building Kilns, and Getting Out of My Own Way
Creek Road Pottery LLC Newsletter – May 24, 2026 Hello from rural Pennsylvania, where the garden is finally going in, the wood kiln arch is waiting on me, and the studio is slowly becoming the thing I’ve been planning … Read the rest
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The Right Tool for the Job
On using A.I. to manage the chaos without letting it do your thinking for you.I’ve put Claude A.I. to good use lately as an actual tool, not a gimmick. I created a project with different sessions in it to … Read the rest
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Pick Yourself
No Gatekeepers Required People laugh at the thought of picking yourself. For years, you were told that you had to wait to be picked. You thought maybe you might need to send what you made to someone who was a … Read the rest
