-The Newsletter & Updates –
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12-Week Strategic Artist Recovery Plan
Combining the mental strategies from “Mental Training for Ultrarunning” with the 12-Step Creative and Business Framework and The Artist’s Way themes, I’ve created an integrated 12-week strategic plan tailored for…
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Showing Up & Deep Cleaning
January 9th, 2025, “Work that matters for people who care.” A Year of Commitment: Writing and the Studio After a full year of showing up to write daily, I’ve realized…
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40 Chat GPT- Prompts for Pottery
As potters, our work blends creativity with the need for efficiency. Whether you’re managing a pottery studio, preparing for craft shows, or creating new pieces, organizing your time effectively is…
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A Year in Reflection
Lessons from the Studio This year, the wheel has spun countless times, each turn teaching something new. From the rasped textures developed years ago to the fresh forms imagined during…
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Creativity, Collaboration, & Crafting a Better Year
The Art of Planning: Embracing Goals and Changes As the year winds down, planning for the next is already underway. Creating a schedule that works has always been a challenge,…
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Snow Days, Kilns, & Showing Up
The first snow day of the season arrived right on time to throw off the plans. Snow days are supposed to be for curling up with a book and sipping…
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How Much Clay Do I Need? A Potter’s Reference Chart — Creek Road Pottery
This chart is a starting point. Every potter throwsdifferently, every clay body shrinks differently,and every kiln does what it wants to. These weightsare approximations based on standard forms; usethem to…
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One Step at a Time
At Creek Road Pottery, we know that creating something meaningful takes time, patience, and a willingness to embrace the unknown. I’ve been reflecting a lot on this lately as I’ve…
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Finding Your Recipe: A Beginner’s Guide to Glazing Pottery
The events in our lives and how we create our projects are a lot like a kiln firing. We often need to start slowly, following a familiar schedule to achieve…
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October Shows & Patience
As the leaves change color and the cool autumn air settles in, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the progress I’ve made over the past month—both in the studio…
