Fine Mess Pottery

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

  Well. Not completely.  I watch a lot of cookie decorating videos. I started because they give me ideas for slip trailing, and they sort of...

What makes you want to visit a city? I'd argue public art is instrumental in creating a sense of place, a uniqueness that draws people...

One thing I hope I have learned from many years of self-employment is that even if you love your work, you gotta take a break. With that in ...

Chocolate bowls with Raspberry Fudge frozen yogurt, whipped cream nuts & berries It's Mother's Day! My family typically come...

Given the holiday's roots - the name itself is derived from Eostre, a Teutonic goddess of fertility; and its Christian connection to ...

Click here to order! Once again I am amusing myself on Teespring . Give the world a peek through the spyhole! Like a secret language, ...

Well...I know some things. I actually had in mind the delightful multitude of fellow potters who emailed me to help me out with my burner t...

As you will have noticed, my joy in making things does not end with pottery! Soap has been a major interest for the last couple of years, ...

My latest soap! Not pottery-related, I know, but I'm so pleased I had to share. Later today: an update on the digital-scale saga, ...

Well, that was fun. Now back to our regularly scheduled program. Already in progress! I am making bigger things today, baskets and pitch...

My favorite expression - maybe even my motto - is "How hard can it be?" The sound of that phrase usually means I am about to find ...

Like, well, everyone , I have a crush on Captain Jack Sparrow. Not so much Johnny Depp, who is a fine actor and surely a fine person, but is...

Drilling holes in berry bowls Is my idea of fun. I drill them by the dozen Until the job is done. Mixing glazes My spirit raises Even when i...

...completely different. Today was given over entirely to gardening and yard work. We bought a new mower as our old mower had been difficult...

Had a little misadventure at Watershed today when I went to unload the kiln. The firing was fine, my celadons & iron yellows particularl...

One of the best things about being a homeowner, even - no, wait, especially of an old home - is that you can do whatever you want without t...

...completely different.  I did something quite out of character today. While tethering my dog behind a convenience store, I noticed a vigne...