Fine Mess Pottery

  It's 5 am; the flower moon is setting on Day One of the 2023 Maine Pottery Tour . Come See me at Fine Mess Pottery in Augusta today! 

 I was so eager to get a glimpse of the results of Wednesday's firing, I singed my bangs at the spyhole! One eyebrow is a bit crispy als...

​ I'm always happy on unloading day. Well, almost always. I certainly am today! This kiln load was a little light, because I have an unl...

  This is my friend Malley Weber, who owns Hallowell Clay Works, & Kennebec Clay Works here in Augusta .    There’s a plastic bag on the...

Spring has sprung here in Central Maine - we're in the 60s today but we've had a couple days in the 70s. Red is spending his daytime...

  A couple of times over the last 16 years I have asked readers for help. I hate to do it, because I know you are mostly potters & so pr...

 Last week I finished a couple of large platters - white stoneware with sliptrailed rims. I was super excited about them, in part because I ...

 

​ The best thing about clay - one of them, anyway - is that there’s always something more to learn. I’ve been firing this kiln for a little ...

I studied with Dan in the early 90s & was deeply saddened to hear of his passing this month. In a way, it's difficult to believe; he...

A small sculpture valued at $42,000 (£35,000) by the renowned artist  Jeff Koons  has been broken at the opening night of an art fair in Mia...

 I keep reading this phrase: dopamine dressing . I hadn't heard it until recently but I immediately knew what it meant. We've all do...