Category Archives: Ceramics

Flying by the seat of my pants… as always

Yup. There’s gonna be a potluck party tonight, and I went all out. I made stuffed mushrooms with all-fresh ingredients. Brown mushrooms (for more flavor), sour cream, feta cheese, fresh garlic, fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, and a dash of garlic … Continue reading

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Caribbean Blue

Have you ever had something turn out better than you planned on? Haha, maybe if you’re lucky 🙂 well in ceramics it doesn’t happen all that often, so when I pulled these out of one of my salt firings, I … Continue reading

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Tree cup, cup, cup

Folk wine… a nice past time, isn’t it? I am enjoying a nice glass of apple raspberry wine right now, and it is delicious! I think I like it better than some grape wines. Anyway, it’s been a fun week … Continue reading

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The Cup: Kira Call- Logan, UT

Statement: Strong form is important to me– but my forms are usually free of beads, joints, throwing lines, and other complications. I like my forms to have their own resolute presence, but I like the idea of a smooth landscape. … Continue reading

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Getting my hands back in the mud

Oregon… hmm… sounds like a good idea to me. Is it? Or is it not? (happening) A friend mentioned a planned trip to Oregon… but the details are still up in the air. We talked about it in person last … Continue reading

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When the Lights hit me–

I’m still hiding in a few shadows, but if I didn’t have any shadows left, I’m afraid I would be scorched by the sun. Metaphorically speaking, of course. Secrets can be destructive or protective. It depends on who is keeping … Continue reading

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Mud Time!

As promised, I finally have a couple of pictures of my outdoor makeshift studio space… and me at work in it 🙂 I haven’t really had pictures of me at work in the mud before now… sometimes I take pictures … Continue reading

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Soda Firing and Thunder

    This was a bottle that I soda-fired earlier in the semester– not realizing just how much residual soda there was in the kiln, I figured that a couple more pounds couldn’t hurt… and this is just one of … Continue reading

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Day of Reflection

Hmm… chocolate chip cookies, french-pressed peaberry coffee, and rain out the window… I don’t know what to think about the rain. I was wishing for it a few days ago, but now all I can think about is when the … Continue reading

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Clouds in the sky, but no shells on the seashore.

I always have these dreams that I am walking down a beach looking for seashells, but I never find any. The most I ever find are tiny fragments and crumbs of freshwater shells, even if in my dream I am … Continue reading

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