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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on June 22, 2025June 22, 2025

New Small Gnome Friends

I sculpted these friends a couple of months ago but only recently had time to glaze and fire them. They are all on the perfect […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on March 21, 2025March 21, 2025

Small Gnomes

I had some leftover clay and was able to make a few tiny gnome friends!

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

New Small Gnomes

I used some of my white clay to make a few small gnomes just for fun. I love how cute the tiny gnomes turn out! […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on July 19, 2024July 19, 2024

Summer Gnomes

I made a few white clay gnomes from some leftover clay scraps. I went with my standard red, green, and blue underglazes. I unfortunately rushed […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on May 30, 2024June 1, 2024

Monoprinting with Slip

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 […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on February 10, 2024February 10, 2024

January Gnomes

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 […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on January 6, 2024January 6, 2024

Small Gnomes

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 […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on December 10, 2023December 15, 2023

Fall Gnomes

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

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on August 19, 2023August 19, 2023

Red Clay Gnomes

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

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on August 5, 2023August 9, 2023

Summer Gnomes

So, I’m not sure how I feel or what to write about these gnomes. I’ll be honest – I’m disappointed in how the clear glaze […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on July 13, 2023July 13, 2023

Red Clay Gnomes

I made a few more gnomes from a red clay body that I’ve been using for the past several months. These gnomes were made from […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on June 9, 2023June 9, 2023

Red Clay Gnomes

I love getting a chance to work with different clay bodies, so I was very excited when a friend gifted me a box of red […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on April 7, 2023August 19, 2023

Winter & Spring Gnomes 2023

I started some smaller gnomes in the fall of 2022 but due to illnesses (Covid and then strep, ugh) I didn’t have a lot of […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on March 18, 2023August 19, 2023

Gnomes 2020-2021

Well, I started 2020 making the friends in the photo above and I had no idea what was about to happen to the world. I […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on March 17, 2023August 19, 2023

Gnomes 2017-2019

I continued making gnomes well in to 2017. I experimented with sizes, decorative elements, and colors. I had started writing and carving names and words […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on March 16, 2023August 19, 2023

The First Gnomes

In early 2015, I was interested in moving beyond throwing and slabbing clay and wanted to create something three dimensional. I wanted to create a […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on October 15, 2022March 16, 2023

Gnome Couples

I’ve been creating and carving male gnomes for over seven years. I’ve had several folks ask me to create a female version for quite some […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on October 12, 2022August 19, 2023

Gnomes of 2022

Due to some stressful conditions at work – teaching during a pandemic is not for the faint of heart – my artmaking slowed down quite […]

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By: kellyaccoffeyPosted on October 11, 2022May 14, 2023

Terrarium Workshop

I created a terrarium with an older gnome friend and added a new lady bug friend. 9.25.22 I was fortunate enough to take a local […]

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