-The Newsletter & Updates –
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Show Week Chronicles
Creek Road Pottery Newsletter – March 14th, 2026 The question wasn’t whether you felt inspired to start creating. The question was whether you were willing to create in order to…
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Spring Show Experiments
The snow is finally melting. Spring rain is washing away the last of the ice, and with it, the inertia that kept me from the studio through the coldest months.…
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Winter Dispatches
Winter hit hard this year. The kind of cold that makes the studio feel like a walk-in freezer and the kind of snow that turns an hour drive into a…
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The Holiday Rush
Friends, The Back Road Christmas Trail ended at the close of November. My back went out. The kilns mostly cooperated. And I ended up learning more about trust and generosity…
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Behind the Scenes: Fall Show Prep at Creek Road Pottery
A week in the life of preparing for the Artists’ Open House Weekend Tour The Build-Up Preparing for fall shows while working full-time at the paper factory meant using every…
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Thoughts on The Function and Design of Bowls with Rims
For years, I avoided making bowls with rims. They seemed inefficient – taking up too much kiln space, adding unnecessary weight, and complicating what should be a simple form. But…
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Late Summer Thoughts –
Back to the Wheel SoonAfter about a week away from the wheel, I can feel the pull to get back into the rhythm of making pots. The fall shows are…
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Gas Firing Tips for Updraft Kilns
From the Studio of Alford Wayman, Creek Road Pottery When I first started firing my Olympic Updraft kilns, it felt like more of a mystery than a method. Over time,…
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Making Pots and Building Community
This past month has been full of movement at Creek Road Pottery. From firing and unloading the gas kiln to setting up at the hometown show in Susquehanna, there’s been…
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The Urgency of Telling Your Story
Why I Track the DaysAt the bottom of every Pottery Dailies post, I list how many days I have left if I live to be 86. Last I checked, I…
