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 [...]
Archive for the ‘Other Potters’ Category
7 Apr
The Eastern NC Pottery Festival
This morning, I checked on the kiln to make sure the firing completed. It did fine, and is cooling nicely. Then I headed out for Pollocksville, which is about 15 miles south of New Bern on Hwy. 17. Today was the 4th Annual Eastern North Carolina Pottery Festival, organized by potter Rich Daniels. I wasn’t [...]
2 Jun
Renovating a kiln controller – Part 1 | accomplished
Renovating a kiln controller – Part 1 | accomplished. Interesting blog post on rennovating a mechanical kiln timer.
8 Mar
» Kick Your Work Up a Notch: Announcing the CM Master Class!
» Kick Your Work Up a Notch: Announcing the CM Master Class!.
2 Mar
The Wisdom of Mistakes
The Wisdom of Mistakes. Really nice reminder to go for it, try it and have fun with the process. This reminded me of the simple pure fun I had when I started throwing on the wheel and just tried things to see what would happen, without worrying about anything else. Some of my favorite odd [...]
18 Feb
Pottery Tips – Lakeside Pottery a pottery / ceramic school in Stamford Connecticut
Pottery Tips – Lakeside Pottery a pottery / ceramic school in Stamford Connecticut. Lots of resources, links, videos, and a very nice how-to on building plaster-topped wedging tables.
18 Feb
The Pondering Potter
The Pondering Potter. Nice blog. Features some fun writing and interesting photos. Worth a visit now and again.
15 Feb
» Pottery Studio Tour: Get to Know the Folks at Natchez Clay
» Pottery Studio Tour: Get to Know the Folks at Natchez Clay. Nice video tour of a community pottery center. Very creative solutions for storage and workspace. Also a nice home-built gauge set for kiln loading.
12 Feb
Même les vers se disputent
Même les vers se disputent, originally uploaded by Realitysmith. This is the newest addition to my collection of avant garde 20th century dangerous stoneware. Not only does it have several really sharp edges, as only a master of the French school of existential ceramics could perfect, it has a tone stem, visible on the front-left [...]
