It's a throwing week - my favorite! Although I am kind of like a dog that way, every week is my favorite. Tonight I hosted - if you want to call it that - a live wheel cam event on YouTube, making mugs. It's not live anymore, but you can still watch the video:
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Friday, September 13, 2024
Wheel Cam!
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Prevent Warping with this One Weird Trick!
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Fat Bears 2024
Inspired by the annual Fat Bear contest at Katmai National Park, I made chubby bears with my handbuilding class on Monday.
These will be soda fired, hopefully a nice dark chocolate brown. Look for them in early October!
Monday, September 9, 2024
Are We There Yet?
Not yet!
But almost.
Luckily my funk from yesterday did not last long - just long enough to remind me how much those moods suck. Thanks for all the kind messages. I love you guys.
Sunday, September 8, 2024
My Old Friend
For no particular reason, I am having a difficult week. It doesn't make any rational sense; the weather has been amazing; everybody, both 2- and 4- legged, is healthy; there haven't been any crises of any kind. My classes are always full, and my sales, if still not setting the world on fire, are better than last year at this time. Why is there a persistent voice in my head constantly muttering, Wow, you really suck at this. You should probably give up.
Hello, darkness, my old friend.
In spite of a row of moderate successes - & let's face it, just keeping the lights on, as a single-income studio potter is a kind of success - anything that falls short of my expectations is landing on me like anvil on Wile E. Coyote.
I sleep like crap. My jaw aches from grinding my teeth. It's been a while since I've fought off this particular demon, and I've sort of lost the knack of it.
Anyway, sorry for the dreary post. There are a couple of new less-whiny posts up at Patreon. I don't have the heart right now to link or cross post, but I promise (both readers & myself) that this won't last forever.