Teamwork

Karen and I had a great weekend doing pottery, after all it was the Super Bowl weekend! However our plan was to make bakers with both of us passing our piece on to each other. We each made three bottoms and then passed it over to the other person and they would add the walls.Then we got our piece back and we added handles.Not all of them ended up being bakers,some turned into large serving trays.... What a fun project. Teamwork at its best!! We want to do this project again when Ev gets home from Mexico. Karen also threw me 4 cylinders on the wheel which I turned into a small brie baker,a peanut butter feeder,a flowerpot and of course a birdhouse. Thanks for stopping by. Caroline

Pottery- a lesson in patience

I have been working on some larger pieces and realized that pottery is about learning patience. The studio is quite cool and that makes for a slow drying process.These pieces will take quite awhile before they are ready for the kiln. In the meantime I have loaded the kiln with greenware that is dry and I hope to do a bisque firing tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by Caroline

Some very happy kids

Grade 6 students from TM Roberts came to work on an pottery project with Karen at Parkland Middle School. The students made bowls which connected back to a study on the environment. While the students were in their regular classroom they researched the impact of disposable-ware, particularly plastic and styrofoam, on the environment. Then, once the bowls were finished being fired and glazed the students took their prize pottery projects back to their school and used them for a celebratory lunch. The students awareness on the impact of disposable ware was heightened and as a class they discussed more ways they could help reduce the amount of garbage going into the landfill.

Christmas sale this weekend

We are getting ready for our Christmas sale this weekend. If you are in the area,stop by and check out all the different artists in the cabin. Thanks for stopping by Caroline

Another glaze firing

Back to back glaze firing again. I really liked how Ev's birdfeeder turned out and Dawn's tray. Hopefully they will take time out from basking in the mexican sun to check them out.I also like how some of the new glaze combinations turned out on the fridge magnets...now if I can just remember what I used??? Not much for sunshine here today,overcast and rainy. It is a good day to go back to the studio and get some work done. Have a great day Caroline

What came out of the Kiln Yesterday

These are some of the pieces that came out of the kiln yesterday. I really like the square platter it reminds me of birch trees,I might have to try some more of that glaze combination.I also like the rich browns on the textured pieces. Well back to the studio,I have another glaze fire on the go!! Thanks for stopping by. Caroline

My Talented Sister !!!

I know this blog is supposed to be about pottery....however I just have to post this picture of the fireplace my sister Ev , her friend Jackie and my sister-in-law Stefanie just finished. Wow talk about a piece of art!!! Amazing women that build beautiful river rock fireplaces for Ram Creek Log Homes. Awesome!!!

The Studio has been humming!!!

Back to back glaze firings....The studio has been really busy this last week. Ev will be leaving soon (The Baja Frog) so she has been trying to get all her gifts ready to go south! I have been getting some pieces done for out Christmas sale. Karen was out on the Monday and made some really cool pieces.I will keep you posted on those. Thanks for stopping by. Caroline

Wildlife pottery

Wow wildlife galore...Ev and I were really pleased with the glazes that came out of the kiln this morning. I put in the last picture just to show how big these platters and bowls are. Thanks for stopping by Caroline