preparations for 1001POTS

Today is the setup for this year's 1001 pots, a beautiful day, and I am looking forward to catching up with all the other potters and seeing all their new work. I have been working obsessively and really hope it will be well received. There are pots everywhere in the studio, we can hardly walk through without tripping over boxes, stacks of tea bowls, bowls, etc. Once I start working it is hard to stop, the process takes over and now that it's at an end for a while it feels like teetering on the brink of something else. Oh well maybe I will look at cleaning my very neglected house. Here are some photos of the last unstacking. The firings were smooth and the weather was cooperative staying not too hot, breezy, raining only in between firings. There is always a bit of trouble with air circulation toward the bottom of the kiln, but by putting bigger pieces at the bottom it is better. As well it seems one of the glazes does well a little cooler, it doesn't run as much at the bottom. At the top the same glaze was a bit of a disaster, running all over the place, beautiful, but often stuck to the shelf. Another job awaits, those kiln shelves need a little work. Come and check out my new work at 1001 pots in Val David, July 15 -August 14. There will be lots of potters to meet and lots of pottery to see and buy.

beautiful autumn days in Val David

We have been having a string of rainy, misty days , so beautiful in the woods. With the colored leaves the light is golden, there is a softness around all the edges. Wednesday mornings I go drawing in the woods, here are a few of my favorite spots to draw at.

studio action

This spring, there has been a lot of activity in the studio; students, open studio projects, visitors. All this means lots of pots, and lots of firings to come electric, gas and primitive. The projects are inspiring and the conversations are always stimulating. I am tickled to share all of this .