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Misty Morning Pottery A decade ago I did something I have always wanted to do -- I took a private pottery course. Follow along as I try to make the world a more beautiful place.

Since then I have honed my craft and fallen in love with wheel-thrown pottery.

This week has been spent trimming some pots, and making these two 'yarn bowls.' They are a little fiddly -- I have to m...
10/13/2026

This week has been spent trimming some pots, and making these two 'yarn bowls.' They are a little fiddly -- I have to make sure the channels are totally smooth so that knitters/crocheters don't have yarn catching as they pull it through. I also have to make sure they are thicker than I usually throw so that the weight helps to hold yarn balls where they are supposed to be. You wouldn't want to give your yarn a hard tug and have the bowl come crashing with it, ya know? Also, if I am not careful, the channels will dry warped, so after cutting the channels, I return key pieces to them to dry, keeping the clay where I want it to be. Even then, it may warp a little with firing. Clay will always be a bit of an unknown!

I've also spent this week working on replenishing my East Salem clay -- I have one bucket drying on the rack, and another waiting its turn. Only 6 more buckets to go and I will be ready to go gather more!

This week has been all about noodle bowls -- throwing, trimming, and chattering! Oh, and this morning's pre-dawn was su...
10/07/2026

This week has been all about noodle bowls -- throwing, trimming, and chattering! Oh, and this morning's pre-dawn was suitable of an eerie October Morn! I LOVE FALL!

It's been busy and today is no exception, but in between all I have done and have to do YET today, I managed to wrestle ...
09/30/2026

It's been busy and today is no exception, but in between all I have done and have to do YET today, I managed to wrestle out a bread baker base/lid and a planter!



Busy Busy Busy!

I know it seems early, but it really isn't -- MMP will be at two shows in November! We are working hard to have enough ...
09/27/2026

I know it seems early, but it really isn't -- MMP will be at two shows in November! We are working hard to have enough to handle two shows! Come see us the following dates at the two following shows! So many beautiful arts and crafts, so many easy Christmas gifts! I will of course be there with my hand made pottery and a leather journal or two -- come spend the day and have good food while finding treasures!

(These are pretty much the only shows I do)

Busy busy busy!! Pots on the left are readying for the kiln, pots on the right were thrown this morning. My damp shelv...
09/22/2026

Busy busy busy!! Pots on the left are readying for the kiln, pots on the right were thrown this morning. My damp shelves are full with more pots, and there's a kiln load done waiting for me to paint snowmen, etc. Tis the season!!

This morning, the predawn sky was so red I had to get a picture. I have my work wedged and waiting for the morning, and...
09/05/2026

This morning, the predawn sky was so red I had to get a picture. I have my work wedged and waiting for the morning, and if back pain isn't an issue, will do more this afternoon. I've run out of room in my 'damp box' for pots that are drying, so had to move them to a table, covered, to finish drying before I trek them up to the kiln. I may have it up and running for the first fire tomorrow!

Yesterday I realized I was out of my prepared red clay, so out came the board and saw horses. Later this afternoon I will start the laborious practice of rehydrating, sieving, and forming usable clay.

How's YOUR day going?

What a summer this has been -- some good, some bad, but overall, pretty great.I must apologize --I've not been diligent ...
08/30/2026

What a summer this has been -- some good, some bad, but overall, pretty great.

I must apologize --I've not been diligent about posting. It's a delicate path to weave -- some people get fed up with a lot of posts, others want posts daily. I will promise this -- I will get back to weekly posts at least.

When you live with chronic pain, you accept there are going to be good and bad times. This summer was a bad time. Back issues are long reaching and can lead to, as it has with me, hip, knee and heel issues. I think I'm finally on the upswing back to wellness, so here's hoping.

Pain has NOT kept me from creating, it has just made me not feel like posting much. I've been quietly busy creating, in a rather relaxed manner, for my two shows in November. I must soon decide what Christmas ornaments to do this year -- last year I did snowflakes. Any suggestions?

At any rate, here's some photos of what I've been up to in the pottery as well as a picture of our grape vines and trellis -- one of the only things we got fruit from this year due to the weird ice event in early April.

Stay tuned -- posting has now resumed. I hope you've all had a happy and restful summer!

It was such a lovely morning, leading to creative and fun projects and the FIRST pot thrown in my new corner! The kiln ...
07/20/2026

It was such a lovely morning, leading to creative and fun projects and the FIRST pot thrown in my new corner! The kiln and glazes are all up in the upper shed, but here, in the workshop, is where I plan to do most of the creation. My first project? A strawberry mug!

So I am curious -- how many of you that have garages, actually use the garage to store your cars? It is tempting to just take the new garage and use it as a nice big workshop!! -- except for winter. What would YOU do? :)

The shop is coming along nicely and we are hopeful to be able to start using it over the next few weeks. Most of the in...
07/05/2026

The shop is coming along nicely and we are hopeful to be able to start using it over the next few weeks. Most of the inside work is complete, there's just a few 'odd jobs' that always seem to be around near the completion of a huge project. Outside work looms -- the ground needs topsoil relaid, and the entrance to the shop and garage areas needs leveled. It's almost there.

I really hate July. It isn't summer I dread, but rather the endless days of hazy, hot, and humid that our July has become, and even sometimes, August. There's no way to get cool and still work outside and I always worry about, of all things, the chickens. This year we've had a fox get one of our hens, which means they've been confined. Now I make the difficult decision of either risking their health because of the heat, or because of predators. The heat also makes them more peckish with each other. It makes me grumpier too!

My pots either dry too fast in the shop or too slow. My energy is sucked away with the outside conditions and I just lack creativity. I do think the ability to work in the shop, which gets ambient air from the house and stays cool, will help combat this. The bulk of my things remains up in the shed, where I've worked for years, but I will be bringing my wheel down and a few other necessary items. It is exciting!

Snowman with a ten gallon hat cookie jar! After drying, he's ready to go into the kiln!
06/22/2026

Snowman with a ten gallon hat cookie jar! After drying, he's ready to go into the kiln!

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