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2017-5

It took a couple days to get the under plate for the small planter right. Made three copies of the mould. It seemed like a good idea to make a larger planter as well. I modified another found object by […]
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2017_4

One of my resolutions for the new year is to make some of the things that people are looking for. With that in mind, this past week I thought I was making a yarn bowl all the way from model […]
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Russian Porcelain Boatman

This spill vase was made by a Russian Private Factory in the mid nineteenth century. The subject matter makes it so. A man in traditional Russian costume appears to have had one too many for the road. He poses defiantly […]
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2017_3

The firings went very well. Pleased with the results. The window at the Stoneware Gallery went up on Friday afternoon. It felt really good to put everything in place. It is an an amazing collection. Unlike any you will see […]
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2017-2

It was a busy week right from the start. There was an opportunity while the vases were drying to get back to the mask cups and bowls. You might remember that I had left them in an unfinished state weeks […]
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Studio 2017 Post One

When the Christmas blizzard struck, I was thankful to have a bag and a half of plaster put away. I used it to make three new vase moulds. It was not important that these vases be original in form. I […]
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Popov Porcelain Harvesters

This Grape Harvesters group was made by the Popov Factory of Russia in the nineteenth century. I didn’t know that when I purchased it but the quality spoke for itself. My instincts were rewarded only a few weeks after it […]