Drying Mud

There are so many fun projects on the horizon that I almost don’t know where to start. However, seeing as I had a really productive day in the studio I wanted to share some things that are coming along. The kiln is currently cooling down after a glaze fire and I’m looking forward to some tests that I did in hopes that they created a look that I want to add to my work. I’ve been focussing so much on my 2025 subscriptions as it feels like such a privilege, a group of people who so believed in me that they were willing to spend money not even knowing what I was sending them. I can’t wait to send out their first boxes of the year.

I’ve been diving into experimenting with glazes and oxides and - thanks to a local potter | mentor | friend- stains. Hopefully it will add a bit of interest and fun. Speaking of fun, I’ve been practicing more hand building and attaching some whimsey to basic forms. I’m feeling more confident about attaching things to my work, something that took me over six years to get comfortable with. {I dream of connections failing at the worst times}

I’ve also been learning so much in the class that I’m in as well as in the workshop that I took a few weeks back and I am integrating many of those lessons into some new collections. I’m hoping to broaden my work to really capture my vision of it. I love clean lines and simplicity but also, I love a little bit of a mess, something unexpected, imperfection here and there. So I’ve really been working on loosening up {thanks to my pottery teacher who has been doing pottery for 50 years} and letting my pottery be a bit more organic with how it forms on the wheel.