The Blue Brick | Inspired Yarns

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…

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…

Another goodie out of the kiln, the elephant plate! Other than the fact that I would use another technique for more even glazing, I love this one :)

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…

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…

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…

A few weeks ago I threw my largest plate yet on the wheel. It was lovely, and I had plans for it. I painted the middle in a denim blue underglaze and painstakingly carefully freehanded in the filigree. Alas, something happened between then and when…

Though I’ve been abysmal at making time for pottery (yes, it’s a New Year’s Resolution) there were a few more goodies to be pulled from the kiln last week. These 2 yarn bowls are both done up in delicious shades of turquoise, chocolate and minty…

Oh pottery, why must you be so time intensive? This froggie bowl was ordered from me a very long time ago…. like last summer long ago (luckily the person making the request was very patient). Her bowl just came out of the kiln and I…

Lately my mind has been focused on time lapse photography and there’s been no shortage of inspiration. I have this composition, of three photos that I took over the year that I really like:   I’ve decided to take it a step further this year.…

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…

A few months ago the Yarn Harlot featured my yarn bowls as being great Christmas gifts for knitters – which was very lovely of her. Unfortunately it resulted in me being inundated with requests I couldn’t fill – because I don’t ship pottery. There are…