Tag: Summer

• A Very Hungry Caterpillar

  

  Pauline at Back Porch Studio

  August 24, 2016

  gardening, home education, home grown, Learning All The Time, Mother Nature, Photography, summer, This and That

  gardening, learning all the time, nature, photography, Summer, This and That

• At A Snail’s Pace

  

  I wish I could say summer 2016 is going at a snail’s pace but it is not.     It is hard for me to believe the end of July is upon us.   Next thing you know it will be Christmas!   That said, a lot has been happening in and around the back…

  Pauline at Back Porch Studio

  July 29, 2016

  bowls, Busy Hands Busy Minds, Etsy, gardening, Handmade, Learning All The Time, pet dishes, Photography, Pottery, summer, This and That

  bowls, Etsy, gardening, handmade, kiln pottery, photography, Summer

• Time to Bisque Clay, Zucchini and Cucumbers

  

  Bisque firing  today!   Meanwhile, the zucchini, squash and cucumbers are doing well.    Soon we will have bowls for zucchini bisque, squash bisque and cucumber bisque!

  Pauline at Back Porch Studio

  June 30, 2016

  bisque, bowls, Busy Hands Busy Minds, Etsy, gardening, Handmade, Learning All The Time, Pottery, summer

  back porch, bisque, bowls, busy hands busy minds, Etsy, gardening, hand made, kiln, kiln pottery, learning all the time, photography, pottery, Summer

• Pea Season!

  

  “The peas are here! The peas are here!” our grandson exclaims.   Yeah! Peas!

  Pauline at Back Porch Studio

  June 23, 2016

  Busy Hands Busy Minds, gardening, home education, home grown, Learning All The Time, Photography, summer

  busy hands busy minds, gardening, learning all the time, photography, Summer

• An Element of Surprise

  

   As any potter will tell you there is always an element of anticipation and surprise when you open the kiln after a glaze firing. A couple of weekend ago I glazed and loaded the kiln.  I tried a few new glaze combinations; some I liked and others I didn’t and will not do again! (I’m…

  Pauline at Back Porch Studio

  June 23, 2016

  bowls, crocks, Etsy, Handmade, Kiln, Learning All The Time, pet dishes, Photography, Pottery, summer

  back porch, bowls, crocks, Etsy, glazing, handmade, kiln, kiln pottery, learning all the time, pet dishes, photography, pottery, Summer

• Watching Clay Dry

  

  Is watching clay dry as exciting as watching paint dry or grass grow?   Believe it or not I have done all three. WATCHING CLAY DRY WATCHING GRASS GROW While the clay dries, I look out to our yard. The lush green grass (and clover) inspires me to practice taking pictures of, well, grass. A…

  Pauline at Back Porch Studio

  June 5, 2016

  Etsy, Handmade, Learning All The Time, pet dishes, Photography, Pottery, spring, summer, watching clay dry, watching grass grow, watching paint dry

  back porch, bowls, Etsy, hand made, learning all the time, nature, photography, pottery, Spring, Summer, This and That, watching clay dry, watching grass grow, watching paint dry

• Finally, a productive day!

  Warmer weather has arrived which means I was able to play in the mud this weekend! Had time to play, too! Now it is time for some garden fresh strawberries with whipped cream (from a can)! Summer is here!

  Pauline at Back Porch Studio

  May 29, 2016

  Busy Hands Busy Minds, Etsy, Handmade, Pottery, summer

  back porch, bowls, busy hands busy minds, Etsy, handmade, pet dishes, pottery, Summer

• A Strawberry Kind Of Day

  It’s beginning to look and feel a lot like summer. 🙂 We picked about two pounds of strawberries from our strawberry patch this morning! Delicious!

  Pauline at Back Porch Studio

  May 25, 2016

  Busy Hands Busy Minds, gardening, home grown, Learning All The Time, Mother Nature, summer

  busy hands busy minds, gardening, home grown, learning all the time, photography, Summer

• Productive Potter , After All

  This is BIG!!  I threw 17 pieces over the three day weekend: dishes, plates, bowls, cups and pet bowls. Could I be a productive potter after all?  My next step is to bisque fire these pieces after they completely air dry. Given how humid it has been, air drying will take a while. I’m figuring…

  Pauline at Back Porch Studio

  September 2, 2014

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  bowls, cups, Etsy, pet dishes, plates, pottery, Summer

• Summer in Full Swing

  This summer is filled with sandboxes, wading pools and playing with dump trucks with our first grandchild! Needless to say pottery has taken a back seat.  Oh I’m still throwing!  My production is just not as quick this summer as in past summers. Sales on Etsy are going strong.  In fact, I just finished an…

  Pauline at Back Porch Studio

  July 4, 2014

  Etsy, plates, summer, This and That, tumblers

  Etsy, handmade, plates, pottery, Summer, This and That, tumblers