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March 31, 2011

March 2011

I LOVE ART. I saw this at the Peterson Art Center today where I take pottery classes (ending April 2011 due to moving) and loved it, had to take a picture of it and post it…

Speaking of Pottery, I recently made some super rad mugs… they are the best thing I have made so far. I think it would be SO COOL to put little frogs in the bottom of the cups. Since I didn’t make them and attach them before they got too dry, I would need to glaze them in during a firing.. not sure I want to take the risk… Maybe I will try it on one of them!  Here is a picture of them in the “Green” phase:

(April 15 2011) Update: I made little frogs to go inside the mugs that I made! I am thinking I will glaze the mugs blue and the frogs green…

I am taking another makeup class, this time at Skinworks (Christel’s crash course). It’s awesome, she is a great teacher, and I am getting more needed experience (YAY!).  Here is a shot of her giving a demonstration: (Can you tell, I love posting pictures, hehe)

Other than that, we are just packing and getting ready to move! April 16th April 30th is the moving date… Can’t wait for my master bathroom with a jet tub! First priority this spring is to get a killer swingset for the girls!!

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March 15, 2011

Pottery Buttons

I have been making pottery buttons! Some of them are stamped with cabinet knob handles, and others I carved my own stamp or just carved the button itself. It’s actually a lot of work to make one batch and since I have to wait for my pottery class to bisque and fire them, it can take 2-3 months to have the finished buttons! Maybe one day I will buy a little kiln. Here is a picture…

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October 13, 2010

Pottery: Starting To Get The Hang Of It!

I have been taking pottery classes since April this year at Peterson Art Center, and I think I am starting to get the hang of it. There have been a lot of frustrating moments, whether it is throwing something and having it collapse, glazes not turning out, or dishes breaking on the shelf before they are bisqued… so it has taken a lot of patience. Today, I picked up several pieces that were just fired and I actually really like a couple of them… I LOVE feeling good about things that I make, and it is really motivating to go back and make more! Here are pictures…

Update: We got another fire in this month, so here is some more of my finished pieces. The first two are with a clay called “Rod’s Bod” and the jar with the lid is with “Long Beach”. I bought Porcelain today, and really like it, so next month I will have some new stuff that looks totally different.

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