Fine Mess Pottery

Help a cat find a home!  You probably know that I suffer from depression. (If you don't, you must be new here! Welcome.) That is, I...

One of the joys of teaching ceramics is it keeps me exploring new techniques. This week I brought to class some rice paper underglaze decal...

It's 9° outside, with a bitter wind. We still have most of the accumulation of snow from our three major storms in the past two weeks. D...

I think I've found my personal patron saint! My professional one, of course, is St Spyrdion , he of the potsherd metaphor, patron sain...

I have a little quirk. When I am making something, I like to imagine a specific use to which it might be put. I think this results in better...

Good news! The second of our sponsored kitties, the shy, sweet Patcha, has been adopted. In celebration I treated myself to a new tool: the ...

There exists a thing that I call "procrastination energy." I get a boatload of stuff done when I am trying to avoid an unfavorite ...

Wouldn't you just know it? I feel like after 7 years together, this kiln & have have just hit out groove - I was getting good firi...

Last night's fundraising sale of cat dishes drew an overwhelming response! In just 4 hours I sold out of cat dishes and raised enough t...

Why is cat lady an insult? I've never understood this.  I can testify: being a cat lady, or a cat person of any kind, is truly delig...

It wasn't that long ago - maybe five years, maybe eight, I forget - that I still had this idea that I ought to decorate every item tha...

Another demo post I've had in the hopper for a while! I like the look of a checkerboard pattern, but it can be a little too tight for ...