New Tool! The Bat System

 I've been enjoying a new (to me) decorating technique: a heavy slip applications textured by hand. For some shapes this means throwing on a bat, even for small things, because there's nowhere to touch the pot that wouldn't mar the slippy surface. Bats take up a lot of space on my limited shelving, and I only have maybe 12? I needed a different solution. 
Enter the Bat System! The small, pop-out bat in the center allows me to use shelf space more efficiently while still not touching the pot when I remove it from the wheel. Here's a little video I made, or the slip technique & using the bat system to get the pot off the wheel:

Cat Dish Update! FOUR kitties

 The cat dish fundraiser was the most successful yet! We raised enough to sponsor four adoptable cats from the Kennebec Valley Humane Society, all of whom have been at the shelter for quite some time! Here are the sponsored cats:

 

Kaiyro is 13 years old & FIV positive, which means he has to either be an only cat or share a home with other FIV positive kitties.

 

Minow is 14 years old & a shy, independent guy!

 

Scribe is only 3 but also has FIV. I know that distrustful look, as I have had kitties with that expression...it's so rewarding when they finally trust you.

 

Annie is 11, sweet & timid. She would prefer to be the only pet in the home.

All of these babies are now free to adopt, which we hope will get them into forever homes sooner, and it's all thanks to you!

In other news, I have been working hard in the studio this week - the holiday season is coming up! Thanks for bearing with me as I get new content created.

At Last, The Cat Dishes!

ETA: In just  few short hours, these sold out! We're going to be sponsoring THREE adoptable kitties. I'll share next week once I have visited KVHS to see who most needs help. Thank you!!  

Longtime readers know, I am a cat lady! (I'll never understand why that is an insult. What, I'm too loving? Too content? I don't get it.) I can't adopt them all, but I can help shelter cats find homes. To that end, I occasionally hold a little fundraiser: I make a bunch of cat dishes & offer them online. If I can sell 10, I can sponsor a cat's adoption fee at Kennebec Valley Humane Society. This year I have my eye on Minow, a 14-yr-old male cat, and Heidi, an 10-yr-old female with FiV. 

If you want to help me help the kitties, you can shop at this link. Thanks for looking !