Posts Tagged ‘ Ceramic Art and Pottery ’

World Libraries: ceramics in the stacks

November 14, 2011
World Libraries: ceramics in the stacks

To me, a public library is a measure of a place. When I move somewhere, I check out the holdings to see how much they have invested in the citizens who live in the area. If there are few holdings, it says something about a community. Listed below are links to holdings in some of…

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Open Studio Report, 3-29

March 31, 2011
Open Studio Report, 3-29

STUDIO: It felt so good to be back in the studio again after a week’s down time because of a sore throat. I missed my projects and the conviviality of my studio mates. At this point, I am officially behind on my bird house and may miss spring nesting this year. If that happens, it’s…

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Drinking chocolate from bowls

March 27, 2011
Drinking chocolate from bowls

The first time I drank chocolate out of a bowl was in Calgary during Spring Break 1989. My friends and I traveled up in a rented car. The population back then was 700,000 and to us it was the Big City, as our university town in Montana was much smaller. I remember the Calgarians saying,…

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Draped and folded porcelain

March 25, 2011
Draped and folded porcelain

I’m thinking of making some draped or folded porcelain vessels to replace slipcast flower pots. All but one of my African violets are in the wrong kind of pot. They need two-piece nesting vessels, the outer one glazed, the inner one unglazed. Water is poured into the outer bowl and the moisture leaches through the…

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