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Embracing the Journey of Creation
Welcome to the latest edition of the Creek Road Pottery newsletter, where I share the trials, triumphs, and lessons learned from life in the studio. The second half of January has been a time of challenges, resilience, and connections, all … Read the rest
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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 consistent results. But just like life, pottery sometimes demands that … Read the rest
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Substitutes And Replacements For Gerstley Borate
Since my base glaze is almost half gerstley borate, I had to look for a substitute when the price shot up due to the raw material being used up. I have used my base glaze for years, saving on cost … Read the rest
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A Raw Firing & Ellen Ends The World
The Fall Shows The oaks in the mountains were trying to still hang on to the last of their leaves, they sold the last jug of cider up at Jayne’s Orchard, and light snowflakes were gently falling like feathers from … Read the rest
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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
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Manual Kiln Fire for Beginners
You Can Do It! By firing a manual, you can get to know your kiln, better understand the firing process, and even manipulate the work by making changes to the firing schedule. This is good practice, especially for beginners learning … Read the rest
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Through The Fire Collection: A Raku Pottery / Metal Jewelry Collaboration
Thanks to all of those who came out to the opening and attend the show, March 17th to April 14th at the Slanted Art Gallery in Montrose, Pa. For those who were not able to make it to the show … Read the rest
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A Wet Kiln Firing
A Wet Kiln Firing – 2/23/2021 Yesterday I had the day off from my job at the paper factory. At 8:00 am I went and filled 3 gas canisters at Tractor Supply because they charge by the gallon and not … Read the rest
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Through The Fire Collection: A Raku Pottery / Metal Jewelry Collaboration
Through The Fire Collection: A Raku Pottery / Metal Jewelry Collaboration Slanted Art Co-op Gallery Montrose , PA March 18 6:00 P.M. EST. – April 12 6:00 P.M. E.S.T. I am happy to announce I am currently creating a body … Read the rest
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Janet Holdcraft’s Blue Dawn Glaze
While looking for a glaze cost savings and going though our glaze raw materials I realized I had a few opportunity areas. I try to review the raw material pricing every six months to keep the prices of my … Read the rest
