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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
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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 … Read the rest
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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
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Can I Make Pottery Without a Kiln?
“I plied the fire with fresh fuel round the outside and upon the top, till I saw the pots in the inside red-hot quite through and observed that they did not crack at all. When I saw them clear red, … Read the rest
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How Mixing Bowls Are Made
“Thereafter beginning from the left he poured drinks for the other gods, dipping up from the mixing bowl the sweet nectar. But among the blessed immortals uncontrollable laughter went up as they saw Hephaistos bustling about the palace. Thus thereafter … Read the rest
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Bowls & Bakers Pottery Sale
Kick the winter blues for some greens here at Creek Road Pottery on The Bunny Trail 2021 March 19th -21st 9:00 A.M. -3:00 P.M. Spring is a great time to bake a casserole or shepards pie with a warm bowl … Read the rest
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Being Creative When Society Is An Inferno
The Dark Forest “Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost.” – Canto 1, Inferno by Dante Alighieri I hit the doldrums, that eerie … 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
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My Battle With Carbon Coring
Carbon coring or “black coring” can be an issue when firing clay bodies. While doing some experiments with reduction firings I had many pots that were cracking in the process and had no idea why. It seemed that the cracks … Read the rest
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Firing The Amaco AG40 Updraft Kiln
Firing out the Amaco AG40 is great for raku , but I sure had issues with the higher temperatures. When I was working towards my degree and also was an apprentice at a pottery when I found a little Amaco … Read the rest
