Fine Mess Pottery

Lookin' for some hot stuff, baby this evenin' I need some hot stuff, baby tonight I want some hot stuff, baby this evenin' Got...

This one has been on the list in my head for a looooooong time; although to be fair, it is a long list. It finally came to be as part of a...

People often ask if I offer classes. I teach, but not at my studio. I'm not set up for that, and more than that I am far, far too much o...

A mind is like a glaze recipe: you throw in ideas, give them some time and energy, and they blend to create something new. I've been c...

HAHAHA, j/k. More like, a suggestion that winter might conceivably not last forever: we've already scheduled the first raku workshop of ...

The New Year is in full swing now: classes have begun at Portland Pottery! See all the busy bees in my Monday night beginners' group....

The Portland Pottery Holiday Party was fabulous last night! As I said yesterday, I didn't have any pots, but I did have a top h...

Saturday, June 25th 1 - 5, Raku Workshop at Portland Pottery. We'll be doing the American version, in which we place the glowing hot ...

Yesterday Portland Pottery hosted Martha Grover , Maine's returning prodigal potter. (We didn't kill any fatted calves - I'm ...

I am sometimes asked what I would have been, if I hadn't been an artist. The answer changes: sometimes I think I would have made a fi...

Ugh, this GETTING OLD thing! Amirite? I'm on my feet a lot. Throwing days are mostly sit-down, of course, but decorating, glazing, loa...

Last night was Portland Pottery's big holiday party! Every year I tend the bar for this event, and I like to overdress for it, just f...

Buttercream soap! Unfortunately it won't be ready to use until December 21. I am squeezing in a couple of hours of studio work this ...

PLATE: A Celebration is live online at MudFire! So excited to be a part of this show. If you scroll to the bottom of the page you see th...

I am more or less of a recreational raku-er. Ceramics can be a solitary pursuit; raku - for me at least - is a team sport. I regularly of...

I had some newbies, so I did a little blah-blah about what to expect   let's see what we've got! Dou...

Seriously, you guys need to come to Date Night at Portland Pottery. This was the spread Manda put on. Oh, and there was a raku firing, t...