What The Hawk?

One of our many visitors this summer! One of the reasons I love throwing on our back porch! I had my hands in clay. Grabbed my camera and took a shot! My camera is a little muddy .

Ta-dah!

The sunflowers made it despite the critters of early spring and summer. You never now how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice. ~Bob Marley

Sunflowers Maybe

Who doesn’t love sunflowers? Creatures big and small love sunflowers! I started planting sunflowers early spring all to have a creature eat every last sunflower seed! I suspect a squirrel. I planted another round sunflower seeds. Thrilled to see them sprout to six to twelve inches in height!  Yeah! Much to my despair,  a rabbit … More Sunflowers Maybe

UPDATE

While technology continues not to be my friend, I continue to shoot and throw things! The good news is that the company we sent our external hard drive too expects to be able to retrieve our data with 78% certainty in which my photos are HIGH priority, 78% doesn’t sound too optimistic but I am … More UPDATE

Throwing Things!

I have been doing a lot of throwing lately thanks to the good weather we have had this summer. I am currently working on new inventory for my Etsy store including mugs, platters and larger pet bowls! By the end of September 2017, I will start adding the new inventory to my shop. For updates, … More Throwing Things!

Grog Strikes Again

I have been using 112 brown clay for over ten years and have never experienced the problems with grog as I have this year. The particle size of the grog seems unusually large causing a lot of damage and heartbreak. 😦 Looks like I will be looking for a new clay. Save

It’s Cucumber Season!

 UPDATE: 24 Hours Later! Delicious! Family says ‘not quite Claussen but close!” In other words, they are a hit!  Taking a short break from pottery today to make pickles.  I do not like canning in the late summer because, well, it’s just too hot!  So I have been searching for “easy” refrigerator pickle recipes and … More It’s Cucumber Season!

Glazing Day

I am getting ready for my 2nd glaze firing.  I am trying to be more meticulous about the glazing process and spread it out over a few days rather than do it ALL in one day.  When I try to do ALL in one day, I grow tired and very impatient which is not a … More Glazing Day