Author Archives: potbelly@lablanchepoterie.com
Busy, busy, busy!
Oh my. This has been a very busy time for me. I write while the kiln is cooling. The last load of pottery that I can have ready for Friday is in there now. I don’t believe I made my … Continue reading
“May You Never Hunger. May You Never Thirst.”
I’ve been working hard these past few weeks against a deadline. In mid-April I’ve promised to deliver 10 commemorative plates to the Ottawa Food Bank for their awards Luncheon. The plates are being given to do-gooders in the community who … Continue reading
Girls’ Night Out – The Event
Yes! There will be a bar. Yes! There will be food. Yes! There will be live music – the lilting harp duo Acacia Lyra. Yes! I will be there with lovely pottery. Yes! There will be oodles of girly stuff … Continue reading
Sweet Treasures
Yesterday while out and about I passed two thrift stores and my “spidey senses” started tingling. While living in Winnipeg and working at The Blue Door Clay Studio I used to frequent the Salvation Army Thrift Store daily because it … Continue reading
This is How I Roll
Have you ever watched some one throw pots or blow glass, dance or draw? They make it look so easy, don’t they? Well, I’m here to tell you it’s not. It looks easy because dedicated artists have had so much … Continue reading
The Beauty
“Let the beauty we love be what we do.” ~Rumi Once long ago, someone asked me if I wasn’t a musician what would I be? In an instant I blurted, “I’d be a potter!” Where did THAT come from? It … Continue reading
Tutorial – How to recycle clay in 3 easy steps
Step 1. Toss all your scrap clay and clay water/slurry into a large bucket. Collect until the bucket is 75% full. The bucket of scrap clay just before mixing. Into the bucket goes all scraps, the slurry water from the … Continue reading
La poterie est ouvert! The Pottery is Opened!
It’s just 9 days until Christmas. Do you know where your holiday decorations are? Why, they are here at the pottery, just waiting for you to come and get them! Just give me a call and let me know when … Continue reading
Green, green, my love is green.
I am a potter; a clay artist. I love to play in the mud. I am a creator or functional things because I’m a practical gal. The pleasure I get from eating or drinking from my own (or others’) hand … Continue reading