Author Archives: potbelly@lablanchepoterie.com
Busy Bee
As Kurt Vonnegut wrote in Cat’s Cradle, “Busy, busy, busy!” The phrase Busy, busy, busy is what a Bokononist whispers whenever he thinks about how complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is. As I sit and write the heat of the … Continue reading
Brand New Year
Happy New Year! Welcome to the first blog of 2012, a year of new opportunities and fresh ideas. I had some special orders come to me in late November and early December so I was working quite a lot as … Continue reading
St. Brigid School Christmas Gift Sale
A couple of days ago the kiln was full of Yule decorations and terracotta wine cups (some carved and some painted with stripes of bright majolica glazes) and were cooling. What pretties are in there?? We’ll see later on in … Continue reading
The Next Day
Thursday, November 3rd I slept in until 7:30 a.m., but can I really call it “sleeping in” when I went to bed at 11:30 p.m. the night before? I let the cat out. Hunting is best at first light. I … Continue reading
A Day in the Studio During a Busy Week
Have you ever wondered what a typical day for a potter is like? No day is ever “typical” for me, rather each day is unique, but just to give you an idea I tracked two days of my activity. Day … Continue reading
Your Very Own Squishy
Last week I decided to make some squishy cups. I call them squishy cups because just after I make them I SQUISH them…but not too hard! First just let me tell you how difficult it is to take pictures while … Continue reading
How Time Flies
September has flown by at the speed of sound. I hardly believe it’s nearly the middle of October. Thanksgiving has just passed and we enjoyed it with family, plenty of squash and a lot of sunshine. I’ve been quite busy all … Continue reading
Another Love of Mine – My Garden
It starts each year with the blossoming of a few snowdrops and some lovely crocuses. I planted crocuses the first year I came to Québec from my home province of Manitoba. I love flowers and since 2004 have been working on … Continue reading
Another Side of Running a Pottery
The past month has been hectic. I was getting ready for a big sale at the end of April which turned out to be not so big. 🙁 Crowded or not I paid my fee to be there so that … Continue reading
Snapshots of My Gallery
Aah, it’s spring in Canada! How can you tell? The crocuses are up and then it snows. And rains. Then the sun comes out and then it hails and rains some more. Ha ha! I was cleaning the shop a … Continue reading