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Early Spring Tears & Stale Chocolates
The month of February was a bit hectic and somewhat tiring. I got behind on making the pots and had to rest as my job at the big paper factory caused me to be a bit worn out. Maybe I … Read the rest
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Winter Break & A Hand-Whittled Doll
The weather was unusually warm for December and most of January, so I decided to take a winter break at the pottery and focus on direction-setting. However, I was heartbroken to learn about the passing of two supportive customers of … Read the rest
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A Thanksgiving Christmas & Elijah’s Chair
November was sure a busy month at the pottery. After finishing up with the October Fall show, I set to making pots for the Christmas show. Work at the paper factory was a bit demanding, so I did not feel … Read the rest
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Fall Shows & The Rabbi
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
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The Cold Spring Show & Chatbots
Spring Show 2023 on The Bunny Trail: The weather made it a bit cold in the pottery shed for the Spring show 2023 in the Pottery shed. I had the big buddy heater on and fired out two kiln loads … Read the rest
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October Pots & A Cricket In The Library
October Pots The leaves hung on quite long this year due to the lack of rain, and the weather was quite warm. I was able to get about fifty bowls thrown and had started the mugs … Read the rest
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Hebrew Jars & Hobo Smoky
Hebrew Jars I had the idea and process for creating the “Line Upon Line” collection of Hebrew jar-type Dead Sea Scroll replicas for quite some time, but I needed to nail it down somehow. I also needed an excellent … Read the rest
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Burnout & The Preacher
It was a long month after my Spring show 2022. It was sure nice to see everyone out, and I very much appreciated the support. I was able to finish the candle project that ran long and all of … Read the rest
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Candle Cups & A Pony Named Magic
I was supposed to get up at 6 am to get the kilns going but hit my snooze button twice and got up at 6:30 instead. I made a coffee and looked out the window at the second heavy frost … Read the rest
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Pick Yourself & Rusty Clapper’s Cow
Pick Yourself It took me a long time to get back to pottery this year but no longer than last year. Maybe I was waiting for someone to pick me to do something rather than just starting. It can be … Read the rest
