Fine Mess Pottery

  New pots in the Fine Mess Pottery online shop ! Check out this preview slideshow for a promo code good for 10% off through the month of Ju...

  I learned something today: I learned that I have been using way more soda than I needed to. Also, draw rings are fun!  These are the 3 ri...

  I've really dropped the ball with keeping my website updated. I am well aware that search engines will regard a site as abandoned if ...

Kiln is loaded, cones & draw rings in position, door is bolted! We're candling tonight & tomorrow is the big day! (Sorry, I know...

My loopy little friends Since I built my first soda kiln in 2010, I kinda got out of the habit of using draw rings. I had the old kiln so di...

  The necessary proportions for a slab built cone are the same as those for the   thrown version , but getting there obviously requires diff...

After ditching the Nazi-infested social media site formerly known as twitter, like a lot of folks, I searched for a new text-based app to ta...

 You're gonna laugh, because you've probably known this for years, but it's a revelation to me: hashtags make ALL the difference...

I read this phrase today and it made me laugh: "tending your brand garden." Not sure why it was funny to me...maybe because I am f...

  When your 90-year-old mother asks for cheescake for Mother's Day, you make a cheesecake. It's the law. It might even be in the Bib...

Many people love to watch potters throw! With that in mind, I did my first live wheelcam event today, throwing bowls & mugs for about 40...

I borrowed a term from Appalachian Trail thru-hikers: zero days. On the trail it means you achieve zero miles that day, but it's the day...