Category: Musings
The Boy, the Bus, the Bowl…and now a Store!
I love throwing pottery. I love trimming pottery. I love glazing pottery. I do not love lugging pottery from craft show to craft show. It’s heavy. It breaks. It gets burning hot to the touch in the ... Read More
With Pottery, One Size Does Not Fit All
“You’re wondering who I am – machine or mannequin….” For those of us of a certain age, these lyrics bring an iconic tune right to mind. Also an iconic problem: man versus machine. I call it ... Read More
Pottery, Passion and Work
Making pottery is my passion. There is no doubt about that. Selling pottery is just hard work. This year has taught me that. Craft Show Haze This fall, I feel like I have been in a haze. A craf... Read More
A Potter’s Christmas in July
For a potter, Christmas comes more than once a year. It comes whenever you fire a new batch of work. At least that’s what I feel like every time I run the kiln. As I impatiently wait for the kiln ... Read More
Riding the Clay Wave in the Ozarks
I was reading a recent issue of The Surfer’s Journal about ceramic artist Joe Skoby of La Jolla, CA. A California beach boy myself, his words sang to me so I wanted to share them here. &nbs... Read More
New Year, New Odd Bowls…In the Works
Who says making functional pottery can’t be fun? Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a same old, same old type of guy. So one of the things about throwing pottery I enjoy the most is coming up w... Read More