This past weekend, I ran my first glaze firing of 2012. The results included a large group of mugs destined to be prizes for the Kinston Ice Bowl disc golf tournament later this month. There were a few other fun pieces, including a couple vases, a casserole and some bowls and plates. The pictures are [...]
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6 Feb
February 4 Firing Results
Barley Hollow 2012, a set on Flickr. Here’s the contents of the February 4th glaze firing, my first for 2012.
23 Dec
Merry Christmas from Barley Hollow Pottery
Christian and I would like to wish you a very merry Christmas, the happiest of holidays, a special soltice, and a very healthy, prosperous and productive new year. Thank you for your support and encouragement this year. We hope you enjoy a bit of pottery every day.
9 Dec
End of the Year at Barley Hollow
We’re closing in on Christmas and the days are flying by. Just this morning, I opened the kiln after a glaze firing. Everything worked well. (I think that means I’m not trying enough new stuff!) Several of the new pieces were already spoken for. The rest will be available at the Farmer’s Market on Dec. 17th, [...]
20 Nov
Holly Day at the Farmer’s Market
We’re planning to participate in the Farmer’s Market on Tuesday, November 29th, from 6:00pm until 8:00pm. This is a special sale as part of Kinston’s Holly Day event. Come out for the tree lighting and all the great entertainment and stop by the Farmer’s Market and say hello.
20 Nov
New pieces thrown and trimmed
This weekend, I managed to get a little time to spend in the studio. I threw a bunch of bowls and some other forms, including a couple knitting bowls. Mrs. B. told me about the knitting bowl and showed me an example. It’s a medium sized, more spherical bowl with a small slot cut in [...]
4 Nov
Glaze Firing Completed
This morning, we opened the kiln after at cone 5 glaze firing. Included in this load were 15 mugs which will be used as prizes in the upcoming NC SuperClassic. They were glazed in different colors, including the newest addition to my dipping collection, PC-41, or Vert Luster. They all came out really well, so [...]
5 Oct
Same old blog – new hosting setup
OK, so you’ve seen my notes of joy at having this site back in operation. Here’s what happened and what’s worked. I started out with WordPress, and liked it. I like it so much, I decided to run my own on my own hosting that was running the static Barley Hollow web site. That was fun, [...]
5 Oct
Email is back now!
Finally got all the Google App connections completed, so you should be able to email potter at barley hollow again. I promise the next post will be pottery-related! Whee! Here’s photo. There should be a photo, right?
