Fine Mess Pottery

I just learned that Hallowell Clay Works, one of the studios I taught at pre-pandemic, is closing its doors. I imagine this is only one of m...

Surprising exactly no one, yesterday I officially cancelled the 2020 Maine Pottery Tour. It had been obvious for a while that I needed to do...

True Story: In 1996 I had a spectacular year. I won a big grant, I published an article in Ceramics Monthly, and I got into every show I app...

Though I remain moderately freaked out by the speed of current events, like everyone else, I am muddling through. Both my teaching gigs, Por...

I want to post this everywhere I can, to get the word out: Due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus, and following guidance from th...

On Leap Day I saw a crocus. Not blooming, yet; just the pale tip of growth poking through the frozen earth. A sign of spring! It seems far...

Hello, yeah, it's been awhile...Not much, how 'bout you? Whenever there's a long pause between posts, I get emails asking afte...

When I asked a young friend of mine if she made New Year's resolutions, she told me no, but she had made a New Decade's resolution...

...Or else I set $40 on fire. I applied for the St Louis Art Fair , which happens in September. Every year I have an argument with myself ...

Last year's images This year's images This year's images A potter is always living in the future. (Well: and als...