Year: 2023

After I took a recent clay Christmas tree workshop, I had to come home and spend more time with my favorite of the techniques. In […]

A few weeks ago, I took a Christmas tree workshop. We were introduced to three different techniques for making the clay trees. I’m usually not […]

I’ve mentioned previously how much I love taking one or two day workshops – nothing super intensive or major time consuming but just enough time […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ohmygosh, I’m so happy with how these little guys turn out! I really wanted to recreate the large frog that I made back in the […]

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 […]

After making my flower-inspired garden masks, I really wanted to continue making and carving masks, but with a different underglaze color and theme. I’m not […]

Prepping for the masks I made molds for the masks using plastic grocery bags that I shaped and taped. Pretty simple and low cost, easy […]

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 […]

Whenever I get time off work, usually in the summer or around the winter holidays, I love to take day trips to Art Museums. I […]

So many workshops, so little time… I love attending workshops – clay, stained glass, basketry, embroidery, jewelry – just about anything I can afford to […]

Frogs are one of my absolute favorite animals and I’ve made a few different clay versions of them over the years. The last version was […]

My first ever experience with throwing or working with real clay was in undergrad. As an art major on the BFA track I had to […]