The month of October was very busy at the pottery. I was so busy that I thought I might not finish enough pots to fill for the two shows I had to make work for. The month was unseasonably warm, … Read the rest
Fall Shows & The Rabbi
Task Paralysis & A Snake In The Podium
The summer months have been hot, and I have been taking a small break from the pots to do tasks that I could not get caught up on around the house during the busy season. The hard part is knowing … Read the rest
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
A Wood Kiln & Ricky’s Date
A Wood Kiln:
May went by so fast that I hardly had time to get anything written. Other than that, May went by relatively slowly. I was able to get a few firings in. Those firings were all cups because … Read the rest
April Pots & Loss With Wins
April Pots
Felt great to be back making pots. I had to glaze 60 pots after work on a Friday at the paper factory. Started at 11:30 pm and got done at 2:00 am then started the gas kiln at … Read the rest
Carbon Trapping & A ChatGPT Church Scandal
February was a busy month, a short one, as the geese started to fly back north and the sap started running up the maple trees, I was still finishing my after-Christmas orders and prepping for a Valentine’s vase run. It … Read the rest
New Year Word & Missy’s New Start
Word of the year
The word of the year this year for me is “Create”. I think I got distracted by everything, and sometimes I forgot to create. I was worried about deadlines, generating revenue to buy supplies, … Read the rest
Christmas Firings & Button’s Pictures
Christmas Firings
The snow was falling lightly on the gas updraft as it cooled. I had a load of pots to get out and a few orders I was a bit stressed about. But it was a good kind … Read the rest
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
A Treadle Wheel & Darrel’s Compliments
A Treadle Wheel:
Dad and I made the trip from Laceyville, Pennsylvania, to beautiful upstate New York through the farmland to pick up an old-time treadle wheel. I found the treadle wheel on Facebook marketplace for a great price. … Read the rest
