Etched some words onto the outside of these bowls. One was a prayer from the Book of Common Prayer.

Made this vase earlier and trimmed it a bit. Not sure what glaze I'll put on it. First, it's to the bisque kiln.

Trimmed yunomis and a jar.

4 small bowls that I made with very wet clay. new bowl form. These would be great salsa bowls or small yogurt bowls. Easy to make.

These are all headed for the bisque kiln. Need to dry completely first!

Two bowls that have words on the outside. When they dry a bit more, I gently rub off the clay shavings. It's a long process!

Catawba Valley Festival and A White Man

Ever seen this man? Was in Asheville recently and there he was on a street corner. Dressed in white head to toe-- and still until someone put money in the black bag in front of it.

Then he'd play his guitar for a couple seconds.... there's also a bird on his shoulder. Hard to see the bird but... this man had quite an audience at some points. And it was warm in Asheville, et he still would stand motionless until someone gave him money.

Was at the Catawba Valley Pottery & Antiques Festival in Hickory a few weekends ago. Amazing pottery! Really like Alex Matisse's work from his newly constructed kiln---- first firing from it.

Above is Shawn Ireland's work. Wood fired pottery.

Not a good pic, but these pots are Michael Kline's.

And Adrienne Dellinger's, director of Clayworks.

And Hal Dedmond's and Corinne Guseman's. Both are owners of the wood kiln I visited recently.

Wow... these figures have such detail on them- they were in the wood kiln firing too. All in all, a simply wonderful event! Please check out the links of the artists above.

Spring... Bottles and More

Classes have started again and we made bottles. This is mine. Tomorrow evening is the Clayworks Spring Sale, so the studio is closed tomorrow and Saturday until the evening, which is unfortunate to say the least, because I would have loved to be at the wheel tomorrow. Oh well. I'll get by. Looking forward to making some new forms this spring.... birdhouses, bottles, pitchers, plates, maybe platters? What a wonderful world of pottery this is. Will also explore surface design some more.

This and That

This is dinner tonight. That shino teabowl is mine for a very long time! Will make more like those. Haven't eaten off of anything other than handmade pottery for a long while now. The way it should be!

And that is not a good pic, but these are the two pieces I'm including in the gallery in the upcoming Clayworks Spring Sale next Friday. Last sale at the current building. We'll move to another bigger one in June. Will post more and better pictures of them soon.