here is my first spring firing. We fired on Wednesday to unstack Friday morning. The weather was warm and it was so exciting to try out new pots and glazes. All the glazes are based on some local ingredient, sometimes all local ingredients. The ash is from our wood stove and the clays are from river beds or farm fields. This time I tried local ground stone to various levels of success. Alot had to be ground down and quite a few will be refired, but if you don't try, you never know. Allin all I am very encouraged by the results.

teapots

The summer is winding down after 1001pots, workshops and lots of visitors.It has been 1 year since the beginning work on the new studio and what a year, new space,clay, glazes, kiln, the works.  Now, what a pleasure to serve tea to visitors in the garden, chat and of course, wrap up their purchased wares. Here are a couple of this latest batch of teapots.

classes

This year I am offering a winter session of handbuilding and open barrel firing. We will be using a variety of clays, burnishing and then firing with straw, pine needles and wood. Mixed in to the combustibles will be metal salts which will vaporize and give interesting colours. We have lots of snow right now and it is toocold to fire, so we are looking at an April firing date.

Last firing

The first firing in my new gas kiln. It was so exciting : new clay, new glazes, new kiln. The firing was a little fast, but for a first firing, it was terrific