It was a long month after my Spring show 2022. It was sure nice to see everyone out, and I very much appreciated the support. I was able to finish the candle project that ran long and all of … Read the rest
Burnout & The Preacher
Candle Cups & A Pony Named Magic
I was supposed to get up at 6 am to get the kilns going but hit my snooze button twice and got up at 6:30 instead. I made a coffee and looked out the window at the second heavy frost … Read the rest
Pick Yourself & Rusty Clapper’s Cow
Pick Yourself
It took me a long time to get back to pottery this year but no longer than last year. Maybe I was waiting for someone to pick me to do something rather than just starting. It can be
About Downtime & Billy Mott’s Boots
Downtime –
I have been thinking and reading a lot of books while I come out of a time of direction setting and planning. Making the pots is only 20% of running a pottery buisness. The other 80% is getting … Read the rest
The Blue Christmas Firing & Strong Coffee
It was two nights before Thanksgiving and cold. The flames licked out of the tops of both running kilns. My eyes was getting tired from checking the peep holes because a watched cone never drops. I had the whole show … Read the rest
A New Gas Tank & A Stray Dog
Today I got real lucky. I was scheduled for an overtime day at the paper factory but they had a staffing mix up and everyone showed up for the team so they asked if I wanted to stay or leave. … Read the rest
Small Town Handmade & A Chipped Nail
When I stop in at the diner on the way home after night shift Missy the waitress gets me my own mug off the rack and fills it with coffee. She lets me fall asleep in it a bit before
Glaze of Our Lives: The Pottery Cat
Glaze of Our Lives: A Story of Passion and Reduction
Johnny Cash the pottery cat takes a nap on a few mugs. Delores finds a date maybe.
After Johnny Cash blew by Jimmy’s leg in his mad dash out the … Read the rest
My Pottery Management Tools
My Pottery Management Tools:
I spent the afternoon avoiding pottery to create worksheets and journal print-outs that you can clip into a three ring binder that should better help you track your clay journey.
I created PDF of each sheet … Read the rest
Glaze of Our Lives: A Story of Passion and Reduction
Delores accidentally flashes her new apprentice. The beautiful Janice is lonely.
Delores hit the dismiss button on her phone when the alarm woke her at 7:00 am. She wanted to get an early start to the day. She sat … Read the rest
