Possible wholesale or consignment!

In the process of making buttons for a possible consignment or wholesale opportunity! So stoked! I should have them ready by end of next week to take to a local shop and discuss the possibility. Even if it does not pan out I am very motivated to approach other local stores. Wish me luck!

My hunting trip ;)

I hunt for leaves and other found objects to press into clay. My recent finds around my neighborhood are shown above.

Maybe next time some kudzu leaves. We have plenty right across the street from our house!

All glazed over...

Not my eyes, silly! My pots!

Pictures right before a recent glaze firing. The plates are currently for sale in my etsy shop.

The first pictures are everything that needs to be done before pots can be put in for a glaze firing. It's a lot of work!

Kiln Wash has to be put on the shelves to keep pots from sticking and also keep dripping glaze from seeping into the shelves and ruining them. That's pretty important because one 1/2 shelve costs 20 clams. That can get very expensive!


The kiln must also be vacuumed out before each firing to remove debris and dust, all of which can potentially damage pots and the fragile kiln brick. Adequate kiln maintenance is a must!




And then FINALLY I get to glaze pots to put in the kiln! I put a wax resist on the bottom and anywhere I do not want glaze and then wipe away any excess. Then they are all ready to get fired up!

I really needed to unload...

So I did. Pottery is very therapeutic. lol.

These are pictures I took from a recent bisque (1st) firing. The first firing basically zaps and cooks most of the water out of the clay. The 2nd firing, or glaze firing is to vitrify the clay and set the glaze.

Working on an alchemy order through Etsy

In addition to DIY overload, I am working on an Alchemy order through Etsy. Here's the progress so far.

The leaf is from a Sassafras tree, at least that is what Erik tells me. It borders one side of our yard. And the seashell is from Ocracoke Island. The bowl was made, as seen below, by slumping a piece of slabbed clay over a covered shape. In this case it is an empty pickled beets jar. Yum! This is a simple and effective way to make a handbuilt bowl form. The bowl was scalloped but I excised those portions and pinched the bowl back in. I have to trim the edges tomorrow for a more finished look.

Milk and Honey DIsh on Etsy

This beauty keeps ending up in Treasuries on Etsy. I am honored other people like it so much!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/50207386/handmade-lace-impressed-ceramic

Etsy Front Page!

My milk and honey dish made the Etsy Front Page the other day! This item has been listed in 5 or 6 treasuries so far. It is only a matter of time before some one snatches it up for a gift or as a coveted piece for everyday use. ;)

http://www.etsy.com/listing/50207386/handmade-lace-impressed-ceramic

And my stoneware Robin Egg Blue Pedestal Bowl also made it into a treasury the other day.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/50212066/pedestal-bowl-serving-dish-ceramic?ref=v1_other_2

AND...
I am on an Etsy Team now! The D Listers. It is a team for new sellers to Etsy. What an exciting week! I still have to catch up on reading the team forum posts, which I will go do, um, well, now.