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Just a few weeks and I’m headed into spring for the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. Â I’ve been making lots of new pots. I often take pictures of my process and share them with my instagram and twitter followers. Â I should share them here too!…
Once again its time for Rhinebeck time. I’ve been working diligently morning, noon and night preparing for this show. I have lots of pots. LOTS. New designs and old favorites. I packed all the pots into their bins for safe transport before I took a…
My studio is in our home, in the basement. We live in a small house and the kids room is directly above my work space, well everything is above my workspace. I’m often working before they wake, stopping work when I hear the pitter patter…
When making my event specific pieces I try and use logical sources of inspiration. Typically I look to the environment, the Madrona Fiber Arts piece is no different. When I, a landlocked Midwesterner, think of the Pacific Northwest I think ocean, roaring rivers, soaring mountain…
Ugh. Here I sit not far from the fairgrounds listening to the pitterpat of rain. Less now than when I woke up a few hours ago, but forecast to get worse later. Tents must go up, tarps too and the bare bones of the booth.…
I’m adding another show to this already busy fall. Briar Rose is having their first ever Yarn in the Barn event. I’m a huge fan of Chris (the whole family really) and her fiber is fantastic. It gives me a great reason to return to…
Eagle eyed customers of mine will notice something new when inspecting my ware. I have a new signature stamp to mark my work. Potters call these maker’s mark stamps or impressions chops. Often they are fashioned of fired clay, carved plaster, or like mine are…
At 4:00 this morning I opened the final kiln for this year’s Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. After waiting for the kiln to cool enough to wrap the pots for transit, without melting my bubble wrap, I got on the road. We made it all…
The end of the 2011 is almost here. I’m all finished with shows for the season. I’m hoping Minnesota will finally get some appreciable snow so we can all play outside. (really it’s December where is our snow? ) While I wait for that snow…
It’s that time of year again . . . Come on down to the Midtown and check out all the great vendors at this year’s No Coast!