Just a quick pictorial teaser that I have been busy on new designs, which include sets, pedestal forms and little bits of color all ’round. More to come with new adds in my stores, like this!
I was up early this morning boxing up pots to ship out to Washington state. My first appearance in the Northwest. Thanks to Michael Rivkin for asking me to be part of this show at Crow Valley Pottery. I am sending just over 30 pots out and a very nice selection. I hope folks out [...]
: Monday , June 27, 2011 KILN installation Cleaning out the garage and doing the work needed to put the kiln in place was HUGE . Thanks to my handy hubby every potter needs one he spent the entire weekend doing all of the required work . nbsp All of that crap that we have accumulated extra pots , wood , sand toys , broken pool noodles . nbsp Some of it we just can't get rid of , we are a family of multiple seasons of sports and big on stuff . nbsp The last job was mounting and installing the vent for the . kiln For those of you either installing or thinking about installing a kiln listen up . It's not hard , just time consuming . The instructions that came with the kiln and vent were basically all good and easy to follow even if you have never seen a kiln . Since this is not my first kiln
The Earth and Fire Pottery Show opens tomorrow in Kings Mountain, NC. The reception is from 7-9 pm at the Kings Mountain Art Center in the old train depot. The show features the works of over 20 potters. I’m showing along with my pals from the Thrown Together group. Another show called Earth and Fire [...]
This morning I had my tea out of one of my favorite mugs. This mug was made by Joe Bennion of Spring City, Utah. Joe’s pots were some of the first salt glazed pots I saw when I began down this road. His pottery and methods of selling pots influenced me greatly. I have several [...]
Geometric design for textile grew out of movements such as Cubism, Futurism, De Stijl and Dada. The need was to move away from pictorial presentations toward a metaphysical and universal language of form and colors. In 1920s, Sonia Delaunay explored interrelationships between form, color, shape and value. Sonia Delaunay’s “Color — Continue reading…
: Thursday , June 23, 2011 New Kiln So the new kiln arrived yesterday Excel Select Fire 270 7+ cubic . ft Very exciting . I felt like a little kid when the giant Fed X truck pulled up to my house . Making room for it is a job in . itself It's so shiny and scratchless . After a while you forget how they look new . nbsp Will be ordering the shelves and other stuff today . nbsp I have decided to go with the lighter more costly shelves Corelite . Will report back on these shelves as I have heard only good things thus far . I have stripped the packing materials and inspected the kiln and it looks great . They did forget to drill the kiln for the vent but that is a small task so my handy husband has offered to do that albeit I fill out a work order The electrician is coming shortly and he will
I am always taken off guard whenever we go to someone’s house for a meal and we get boring dishes that came from a department store or that they picked up second hand somewhere. (Or even worse, paper plates and plastic cups!) I guess I’m so used to eating and drinking from handmade wares that [...]
Hallelujah, my product is finally here; now the fun of unloading begins. All will be ready for purchase tomorrow morning.
This is one of my favorite glazes– soft, creamy and lustrous. These simple yet elegant bowls come in a variety of sizes (and prices….$ 25.00, $ 30.00, $35.00). Great for your morning cereal out on the deck or a dish of vanilla ice cream w/ strawberries later in the day when you deserve a [...]
A quiet moment after the rain.
What can be better than a beautiful late spring morning. Thoughts of winter have been packed away, and everywhere I look, it’s green, green, green. Time to glaze and run my kilns. Anxious to see all the pottery I have been building through the quiet months of winter [...]
: Sunday , June 5, 2011 Final Triangles My triangle order previous post is complete and delivered . My customer is planting them with these pretty flowers as centerpieces for a party . Nice party favor Bridges Pottery Triangle Order They started as this Posted by P.Bridges at 8:43 PM 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Go to BRIDGESPOTTERY.COM Subscribe Here Subscribe in a reader DON'T MISS OUT . Get my blog in your email box . Each new post will get delivered once- automatically Delivered by FeedBurner ABOUT ME EVENTS TIPS TECHNIQUES VIDEOS Slab Pitcher Loading . Knit One , Pearl Two Yarn Bowl Buy me right Now In the Making Loading . Working Artists Feed Vote Now LINKS Haven Art Blog Bridges Pottery Pottery Classes Purchase Online Ceramics Arts