It's all about the birds

 

When you come to see us next look for the easy way in the store.

We felt it was time to repair the steps.

M

Jars

 With spring comes new request for more jars. Jars are so very useful for so many things, but we are often asked to make them for family remains. It is always an honor to fill those request.

So, no matter what or who you place in a jar make the jar one of beauty.

Spring is shaping up with a few days of hot weather that reminds of quickly that summer is hot on our heels.

Enjoy those cool days,

M

Playing catch up

Owl

Owl in the moon 

You are a star!

Rabbit-Rabbit 

Sweet thing

 Time slips past me again, and all we have to show for it is results from the kiln.

Tile orders.

M

The end of February 2022

 

The 2 on the right are sold

SOLD

We have started unloading tiles and pottery from the kiln to restock our store.  A few of the tiles have already sold.  We will open for walk in in March, stay tune for hours and mask requirements. Hope to see you soon!

M&M 

It snowed

 We all need to post a winter picture just in case someone missed the winter event last weekend.

Meanwhile Mark is making mugs and I have many tiles drying under plastic. 

Here we go 2022. 

Special Orders

 This winter we worked on special orders for customers. This is a great way for us to start any year, but this year it was a good way to keep us going in these uncertain times. While Mark worked on bowls for eating noodles, I worked on tiles. It has been fun to bring a vision someone brings me to life. It is both scary and rewarding.

 We are sending these all off to new homes, and that, my friend, is what and why we do this.

Be safe,

Meredith

 Does it just feel as if everything is still up in the air?

These keep me grounded.

Stay safe and warm,

m

We are

glazing for another fire in Ms. B.
I have been taking the time to glaze some of the pots as I get a day free instead of the days of glazing we used to do.
Working in a smaller kiln has it's limitations in the amount of work going in this kiln, but we don't see that as a bad thing these days as we see less traffic. We are well stocked in the store, with pottery set aside in the studio as well.
As Mark works on the thrown work I am playing (?) with more tiles and some of the new giraffes I added in last year and this year.
This one grabs me. I am mixing up the way I layer in the glaze to make him a bit different.

 I just wish Lee was here to see how far some of her designs have gone. We were struggling with glaze combinations early on, making some of the common errors one can make with any new idea you want to carry through.
I have played with many ideas and colors before settling into some that I think are working well.
I am always subject to how the glaze goes on, too thick, too thin. Most of these glazes will brush very well, others need a bit of coxing to apply the way I want them too.

I still have moments where I pick up the wrong brush and apply it to the wrong area.  That can either be a big whoops or it can be a great mistake. Then I have to remember what I made the mistake with.

I know you know what I mean...

After March comes April- put us on your calendar and come on out. We'd be happy to see you, 

May Tiles

Out of many busy weeks comes some tiles.
Slat kiln is loaded at school.
Firing starts at 5 am on Monday, join me.
More later, promise.

Yes

 Yes, we are open.
I might be working 3 days a week teaching, but that means Mark is here, working and open.

Are we always open on Mondays?
No, there are times that we close on a Monday, call or email ahead.

 Will you be open this past weekend?
Yes, we are open weekends.
This weekend we will open at 9 close at 5.
Sundays, call or email.


Are there times that you have to be closed?
Yes, we are like all people. We have families and that means that there are times that we need to go for many reasons.

Again, call or email if you want to be sure we are here.

Do we have any of Laurie Abela's soaps in stock?
Yes, we do.
We love her soaps and if you have used them you will love them as well.

We have plenty of stock in the gallery and more set aside.
Custom orders.
Talk to us, we can work with you on many items.

We hope to see you out and about.
Come on by.

 We would love to see you.

Sweet smells of summer

I'm here recovering from a busy weekend with a lot going on.
The Open House was really nice with a steady stream of folks coming down.
Even Sunday had some real highlights.
Monday we saw a few folks but mainly we were sleep walking through the studio trying to gear our brains back to glazing.
We did load up Mark's big bottles and managed a long,slow bisque. It is always a worry when you are bisque firing big boys. We did a preheat of 5 hours the day before and then programed the kiln for the long fire, about 12 hours. I did not breath until they were unloaded this morning.
Oh, yea that step is done.
Mark has the rest plus 3 big vases preheating today.
It will be another long bisque with fingers crossed.

While getting ready for the open house I was in and out of our local Slowe's store to buy some plants.
It has been awhile since I grew or bought flowers and discovering their "mark down" area was too much to pass up.I found many plants that just wanted some love, good dirt and water. They are working away in planters now.
Then I spotted a small gardenia and it was all over.I had to have this one even at the full price of 6.00, a splurge on my part but this should grow and give me many years of sweet flowers.
We dug a good hole on Sunday and put her in the ground only to find her undug the next morning....
Darn critters.
I replanted and then circled the plant with bricks to keep her safe from said critters.

I guess the sweet smell and soft dirt were too much for whoever was wandering through the yard.

I also bought this plant that was about half dead and put it in a planter. It has a sweet yellow flower but in my haste to be tidy I tossed out the tag. It has been blooming everynight and then the flower last about a day before it gives up. Now, is this a night blooming plant? Does anyone know what it is?

If not I guess it will give me an excuse to go back and buy more plants.
Really I had better get on some tomatoes plants soon.
Maybe some eggplant as well.

Those pots for glaze are calling more pictures of pots soon.
Cheers!
M