It’s King’s Cup time once again. The last weekend in May will be the 7th King’s Cup disc golf tournament here in Kinston. And it’s traditional to give mugs to the winners. I actually got a good start this year, throwing all 34 back in March, or was it April. Anyway, they all came out [...]
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7 May
Big Saturday for Barley Hollow
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This past Saturday, May 5, in addition to being Cinco de Mayo, was the BBQ Festival on the Neuse in downtown Kinston, just minutes away from the studio of Barley Hollow. It was my first sale of the year, and it was a good one. Many thanks to everyone who came out to the Festival [...]
9 Apr
Latest firing full of fun
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On Sunday afternoon we lifted the lid to see what the Easter Bunny fired. It turned out really well. A couple highlights were the new batch of crystal blue green, the new green/white combo, and my biggest bowl yet, with a brushed albany slip finish. Gotta do the brushed albany slip more. Photos are on [...]
31 Mar
Bisque load firing
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I just started a bisque load with lots of fun smaller bits and my first teapot made in this studio. There are a dozen sponge holders in there. There are a bunch of fridge magnets. And there’s a test bit of Neuse river clay for testing. And my Dad’s first hand-built project, a kleenex box [...]
13 Dec
December Farmers Market
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This Saturday, December 17th, we will be at the Kinston Farmers Market. I have a few new pieces to offer including a new item that may be of interest to iPhone owners. This will be my last sale at the market until next spring. Merry Christmas, and thanks for your support. I hope you’ll enjoy [...]
7 Nov
Firing Highlights
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The most recent firing included 15 mugs that will be used for prizes in the upcoming NC SuperClassic disc golf tournament. There was a big blue bowl, about 14″ across… …and a wider big blue-green bowl. It picked up some nice trout spots in firing… …and my personal favorite, the lustrous green lantern. This [...]
10 Oct
Bisque load firing
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This evening, I started a new load of ware for a bisque firing. Included are 15 mugs which will be used as prize trophies in the NC SuperClassic disc golf tournament in November. Also firing are my two biggest bowls yet. All the work is Standard Ceramics #266, which ends up a nice rich dark [...]
28 Nov
Blog Status
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This is a post for the Barley Hollow Pottery blog on WordPress. I’m still posting the majority of the content on my own hosting of WordPress, which is www.barleyhollow.com/blog/, however, I am still considering this blog for some posts. Please see the BarleyHollow.com blog for more current information…
15 Oct
Raw materials
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This morning I made a trip to Fat Cat to pick up a collection of Frits and carbonates and oxides and such to begin making glazes in the studio. Sonny and Mary had some excellent suggestions and advice. I’m looking forward to getting started. Results will be posted on Flickr. I also stocked up on [...]
27 Aug
Blog Moving…
Posted by barleyhollow in Barley Hollow Work, Project Planning and Ideas, Studio Setup, Uncategorized. 2 Comments
I started this blog to keep track of the progress while I set up my pottery studio. The blog started back in February of 2010. It’s been wonderful working with WordPress. So wonderful, in fact, that I decided to start hosting my own WordPress blog on the BarleyHollow.com server. Please note that I will not [...]
