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Here are some recent pottery pieces — a hand-built alien coin bank (there’s a slot on the other side for inserting coins, and shaking them out later), and a bowl for my mother for Mother’s Day.  I have a lot … Continue reading →

A few months ago, when I had reached a point with pottery that I was starting to feel some confidence about it, I remembered a photo that I had seen at my grandparents’ house when I was a child.  It … Continue reading →

I made this plate for my husband for Valentine’s Day.  Hand-built with slip painting and carving, plus a blue glaze on the outside rim and clear glaze over the decoration.  Robots in love!

Some of our favorite winter stories are the tomten stories from Sweden.  The tomten is a very old figure in the stories of northern Europe, originating before Christianity came to that part of the world.  The tomte, nisse, or tomten … Continue reading →

Most of my knitting this week was on a house colors beret for a friend’s daughter, which I finished up yesterday afternoon (pattern from Charmed Knits: Projects for Fans of Harry Potter) and the reversible-cabled “Swelligant” scarf for my husband … Continue reading →

Each November 1, we create a construction paper tree trunk on a door in our house as our Thankfulness Tree.  Then every day, from the first of November until Thanksgiving, everyone in our family (and any guest who chooses to … Continue reading →

Autumn is my favorite season and I love all of the holidays that go with it.  As Halloween approaches, the air seems filled with talk of costumes, decorations, parties, and trick-or-treating (even as the stores prematurely fill with Christmas trees … Continue reading →

Another fun day at the NC Zoo:

I brought home another box full of pottery from the studio last night.  I tried some experiments with glazes — I’m not 100% thrilled with how they all turned out, but it’s all part of the learning process. I brought … Continue reading →