The Blue Brick | Inspired Yarns

Rustic Mugs

It’s been a long time since I blogged some of my pottery – I just haven’t had the time to get into the studio lately! I am definitely going to change that in the new year, because nothing compares to drinking from handmade pottery. This…

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Casper

Casper was a lab-hound mix that a friend of mine adopted about 12 years ago. I still remember the day he brought him home–Casper was a big, goofy puppy, all limbs. He was a gentle and sweet-natured dog all his life. When he finally had to…

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The Austerity Bowl

Final haul from the kiln this week, and the first piece I wanted to write about was the one I made for my karate instructor and his wife. As you can tell from this shot of the rest of the haul, I never, ever work…

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More “Couple-Mugs”

Just out of the kiln, another pair of ‘couple mugs’. I was first inspired to create couple pottery while in Japan–a village I was visiting that specialized in pottery was making these traditional cups. One would always be slightly smaller, and maybe even rounder, than…

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House-warming Mugs

It’s been a while since I was in the pottery studio – but I made the time this autumn! It’s been a few weeks and now comes that lovely period where I’m starting to get things back out of the kiln. These mugs were a…

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Back in the saddle

Every summer I take time away from the potters wheel, and last Saturday was my first day back. Oh, the beautiful little freshly-wedged balls of potential… I confess, this is the stage where I find my pottery most beautiful. You guessed it – some of…

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