Here is a quick post of the new kiln before and after the first firing.
And the hot air balloon going over the house at sunrise!
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Wednesday, 12 October 2011 I’m still pinching myself to make sure I am not dreaming but look what is now sitting outside my studio door! Marjon’s expertly and quickly installed the 12 cu. ft Geil kiln and vent system. Foxx plumbing came out this morning to connect the gas. Now all that remains is to fill [...] Thursday, 31 March 2011 Last we left the studio, the framing had just started. There has been rapid progress since then – windows and doors, electrical and plumbing, prep. exterior for stucco, drywall, and first coat of stucco. Here are the pictures – starting from the most recent to where I left off. [...] Saturday, 30 January 2010 
After a several month absence from writing in this blog, I pick up my figurative pen to promote a worthy fund raising event – Three Cups of Tea Santa Cruz. Over 50 Santa Cruz artists have created theme related art to be auctioned off both on-line and at the event which will be held at [...] Friday, 2 January 2009 Greetings 2009! Spent the first day of the New Year at Pigeon Point Lighthouse watching for the ever elusive whales! Didn’t see any whales, but did see a school of dolphins and a couple of sea lions along with the usual contingent of birds – brown pelicans, sea pigeons aka sea gulls, grebes and I’m [...] Saturday, 13 December 2008 Coil just above the rim of the mold. The Sunday after Thanksgiving found me and a small group of local potters participating in a hands on workshop with a group of Mata Ortiz potters at Crystal Creek farm in the Santa Cruz mountains. First we watched the technique of hand building the pot using [...] Tuesday, 2 December 2008 when I will be joining a group of local artists at the opening reception for the holiday art exhibition “Ways of the Water”. I’m excited to be part of this exhibition at the Capitola Fine Arts Gallery. This exhibition is a cooperative effort of the gallery with the Coastal Watershed Council. A portion of the [...] Monday, 10 November 2008 I usually only make functional pottery. My one exception to this is a little fish I make from a bottle form that I alter and add to so that it becomes a fish that can either sit somewhere (like in a fountain) or hang somewhere. I’ve been making these little guys for years and each [...] Monday, 3 November 2008 Today finds me eagerly awaiting my two mugs. Just about this time last year, I got introduced to Etsy and found a huge community of ceramics and pottery people. And here I am a year later participating in the Mug Exchange. For more on the exchange and.or more information on the Etsy Mud team, visit [...] |
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