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The Artist Collective
On rainy days at the fair, the first sales, and staying focused among the buy and sell. After the Abington Show in Clarks Summit, PA, I took the pots to Harford, PA, for the start of the fair with the … Read the rest
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Making Mistakes
On catching mistakes early, error-embracing, and practicing. I was putting on the last few handles for some mugs last night and discovered that things were not going well and that maybe I should go to bed rather than mess up … Read the rest
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Dad’s Stories
On reading, family, and storytelling. It was a nice day being with my dad. He went back to work part time after the passing of my mother. My Dad was a farmer, did logging, foundry work, then finished another 30 … Read the rest
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What Are You Becoming?
On daily practice, terrible posts, and the permission to start right now. Pottery Dailies post 893. I started writing The Pottery Dailies on January 4th, 2024. I was inspired to do so by the business philosopher Seth Godin. I came … Read the rest
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The Accidental Stoic
On messing up philosophy, intentional discomfort, and counting the paper factory as a practice. I might have messed up being a Stoic. As a Stoic, I might accidentally do some practices that Stoics might do that make me a Stoic. … Read the rest
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The Microscope and the Skyline
On short views, long goals, and the drawing exercises that taught me how to see both. Today was much cooler, and the sun shone as I slept through it all to prepare for another night at the big paper factory. … Read the rest
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Write Your Own Story
On the difference between participating in someone else’s plot and writing your own. There are two kinds of work in my life. One of them has a story that someone else wrote, and I show up and participate in it. … Read the rest
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Show & Tell
On merit badges, giant toasters, and going a little overboard about wood firing. After sleeping from working night shift at the big paper factory, I went and cleaned the shop and studio so I could start making work for the … Read the rest
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Bricks, Books, and America’s 250th Birthday
– Creek Road Pottery LLC Newsletter – July 5th, 2026 – Hello from rural Pennsylvania, where the wood kiln is halfway up, the garden is producing its first harvests, and yesterday was the 250th birthday of the United States of … Read the rest
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The Enemy You Already Know
On self-sabotage, the patterns we pretend not to see, and doing the thing anyway. I have sabotaged myself more times than I can count, and the worst part is I knew I was doing it almost every time. The times … Read the rest
