Category: everyday art

Over the last weekend in June, I got to take a hand broom making class. I went in with no experience or expectations, just a […]

This past weekend, I took a one day Paper Marbling workshop. I loved it! We did two different styles, Suminagashi (Sumi) marbling and Turkish marbling. […]

After taking two beginner classes (and one intermediate years ago), I was able to take an intermediate stained glass workshop this week. Even though it […]

This spring, I’ve been decorating and glazing all my thrown pots with the same techniques and colors, so I decided to do something a little […]

In late April, I was able to take a Monoprinting on Clay workshop at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg. This is an […]

I started a six week wheel throwing class back in mid-March. It had been almost four years since I had been on the wheel and […]

In mid-April, I took a succulent planter workshop at my clay studio and was able to make this adorable little guy! We used a pre-made […]

This frog prince is a little larger than the last frog and I changed up the glazes. I used three celadon glazes on the frog […]

I wanted to create a few more frog princes, similar to what I made last summer – Small Frog Princes. This frog is a little […]

We had a pretty massive snow last month – 8 – 10 inches – and then some nasty ice as well. The ice is not […]

I was able to make a few gnomes in January while working on an additional clay project. I really enjoy the cuteness of the small […]

I was able to make a couple of masks over my Christmas break. I have been wanting to make more masks lately but I did […]

I love making these little guys and seeing the end results! So cute and fun. These gnomes were made from the scraps leftover from creating […]

I started this group of gnomes back in early September and I finally finished them up this past week – early December. Life got extremely […]

In September, I attended a leaf bowl workshop at my clay studio. I like taking quick, two to three hour classes where I can pick […]

I started making these pumpkins the weekend after I took a Jack O’Lantern Workshop at my clay studio. I was so excited about the process, […]

In early September, I took a Jack O’Lantern workshop at my clay studio and just fell in love with the process. We used the pinch […]

Last week I mentioned that my Lady Bug Mask gave me Darth Maul vibes – this week my grasshopper mask is giving me Elpahba vibes. […]

Ok, I’m trying to get pass the Darth Maul images that pop into my head when I look at this finished piece; but for the […]

So relieved and glad to have some gnomes come out of the kiln with no fogginess in the clear glaze! 🙂 These gnomes were made […]