Fine Mess Pottery

I spent the last post kind of ruminating on whether I want to keep pushing so hard to sell more pots, so I can spend more time in the studio...

 As I said in my last post, I am making a list of 23 for 2023: a list of guideposts for the New Year. The items on the list- habits, experie...

For the last few years - since about 2016, honestly, when it felt to me like the world started to go insane - I have posted less, & not ...

Ceramics is a funny medium, from a sales point of view. By now - mid-December - it's way past too late to make things for the holiday sh...

  After a 2-year hiatus, I am once again preparing for the Portland Pottery Holiday Show! The show runs from December 16th - 23rd, at the st...

Just in time for Small Business Saturday. And, you know, Cyber Monday, & the rest of the holiday shopping season, right up to December 1...

I had hoped to fire the kiln today but as usual glazing took longer than I expected. When will I learn? Survey says: Never!  By 8 pm last ni...

  I made a t-shirt! Get yours here .

The Division of Ceramic Art at the School of Art and Design, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, is seeking candidates...

The bones of a woman who lived approximately 3,000 years ago have been determined to be those of a potter. The skeleton was found in Crete, ...

 August - my birthday month! - is usually a fan favorite here at Fine Mess Pottery. The nights get cooler while the days are still bright ...

  The universe has provided me with a new truck. Or - equally plausible! - I scoured Craigslist & Facebook Marketplace, & every othe...