Fine Mess Pottery

 My favorite piece out of the last firing was a lace-patterned bowl with sliptrailed blue flowers - so naturally, I made another one. 

It was my birthday on Saturday. It was a great day, thanks - a coastal hike, a roadside stand for dinner, a fire in the backyard - but that...

 Spent most of yesterday photographing pots, processing photos, & writing descriptions for posts. Today I'm getting those links out ...

  It's time once again for my...bi-monthly? semi-monthly? idk, every-other-monthly giveaway drawing for patrons! This month I'm givi...

  Hi Lisa! Thanks for trying this work-around with me. Here are two pics each of the bowls I thought best matched the bowl you are trying to...

 Hi everyone, I wanted to take a minute to talk about Patreon and why it matters to me, in case you've been considering a paid subscri...

 I often hear this from students or new potters: "Oh, I could never make the same thing over and over, how boring! Where is the creativ...

I usually do The Week of Reflection between Christmas and New Year's, a favorite stretch of time for me, but this year I just wasn't...

  The craft of pottery ties us to our history, in part because the material is so durable. Pieces of the objects themselves survive, giving ...

I have most of the month of December off from teaching my classes at Portland Pottery. It's great, and it's not; I don't get pai...

 Yesterday was my friend's annual Christmas Cookie Decorating party. This is right in my wheelhouse, as royal icing cookies are a hobby ...

I was hoping I'd have enough pots to fire this week & then again next week; as usual I am surprised by the capacity of this kiln. Bu...