Category Archives: life
Impossible Task?
I think I may have set out to do the impossible when declaring earlier this year that I shall make regular blog posts so you REALLY get an idea of “the life o a potter.” With ironic laughter I say … Continue reading
Alarming!
For the last two weeks I’ve been trying something new. I’ve planned it so I can spend entire days in the pottery studio without the stress of extra things to do besides making pottery. It’s lovely! And it’s because I’ve … Continue reading
Big Bold Blue
Before Yule I fired one last load for 2014 and took a few photos recently. I love this blue. It’s a recipe of Val Cushing’s that I call VCAA Blue. Cushing passed away in November of 2013 and Ceramics Monthly … Continue reading
String of Days. January 6 – 10.
Monday night – up very late looking at assisted care info for my parents and writing a lengthy email to my siblings. Tuesday – slept in until 8 a.m. It’s -29 C on the lake today. Too cold to make … Continue reading
Cold Snap
Yesterday it snowed, then rained and then snowed again. The temperatures dipped down below -20 Celsius. Currently it is -21 C with a windchill of -30 C. The first thing I usually do in the morning is eat a bowl … Continue reading
The Real Life
My blog is titled The Life of a Potter, but I don’t write often enough for you to really get a taste of what I do, my creative process, the challenges I face, the fears I have, or the accolades … Continue reading
Almost Spring!
It’s hard to believe that it is almost spring. We are just 17 days from spring equinox and there is so much snow it could be July before it all melts. Things have been going great the pottery for over … Continue reading
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