Fine Mess Pottery

Josh Deweese is a guy who knows all about embracing the wonk. Love the handles!

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...

Because I hate to stay inside during our beautiful Maine summer, Doug and I set up a glazing area in the kiln yard this morning. This has th...

I have an order due July 1st; today is the last day I can throw for the bisque that will contain that order. I should be making items that I...

Malcolm Davis is not just the name of a glaze!

Am I cheap, or resourceful? Both, but whatever works, right? And there really isn't anything better than a roll of TP to support a teapo...

...on Sunday.

While noodling around online, searching for images to inspire my students for our upcoming raku firing, I've made a disturbing discovery...

Just another drive-by post: Here's a really useful trick for fitting the tops of butter dishes. Since they need to be shaped and fitted ...

Can you spot the eleventeen differences between these two pictures?

Banana Split boat, as promised. Sorry for the crap photo, but you get the idea. I threw a flat-bottomed bowl about 7 inches in diameter, the...

...a broken pot? You can't, not really. But you can mend a cracked pot (as opposed to a crackpot, which there's no real fix for, eit...