W O O D - B O X E S - E T C .

somehow, I ended up with three separate commissions for the “faux bois” (fake wood) boxes in varying heights. here are two of them, plus a little vase I made with scraps. it's really quite impossible for me to toss out perfectly good scraps, so I ended up with a couple of non-commissioned pieces this session as a result. I'm actually quite relieved; I still get a little panicky at the realization that I only have one or two unsold pieces lying around. WHAT IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO GIVE A GIFT? god forbid I don't have a crate of pottery stashed under my desk to sell.

one of two tall boxes (for julie or monica):


for sam:


scrappy vase:


surprisingly, this session did NOT allow me enough time to complete all my commissions. I thought I would be able to rock it all out, but alas, I still have a few things yet to make. so expect updates on yet another casserole dish, a square-ish orange bowl, and a squished vase with tons of black triangles hand-painted all over it.

I have a couple of new interesting pieces to do as well, but I'll let you know what those are all about when I get somewhere. CAN YOU BEAR THE SUSPENSE?

C O M M I S S I O N V I L L E

welcome to commissionville, where things are moving along. here are a few shots of what I am currently working on. (sorry for the crappy photos, but we're working with a camera phone here. and I refuse to do any photoshop work on camera phone photos. at least I do today.)

all of what you will see is greenware, meaning it is still wet clay and has not yet been fired. (this is when you have to be most careful with it and keep your damn fingernails away! away!

here's a large pot. one of two I am making this session:


and here's the wood grain up-close, personal and shadowy.


here are two small lines bowls and the beginnings of a casserole dish. I threw the sides on the wheel (that's it setting up enough so I can bend it):


and here is it bent with the bottom attached:


here are the handles drying (and ya, maybe some star ornaments I could not keep myself from cutting from my scraps):


handles attached:


and decorated. you know, for grip.


since I took these photos last weekend, these have all gone into the kiln for their first firing. we'll see how they turn out in two weeks (I am taking a week off to go to the beach).

that's all for now. but hey, if you have a piece coming to you, let me know if you want to see some in-progress pictures. those are easy.

T H E - S W E E T E S T - G I F T

as you may know by now, chris's mom, randy, is a photographer in her spare time. and look what she gave me for xmas: a set of cards with shots of some of my vases holding flowers!

here are a few of my favorites:

T H E - D A Y - A F T E R

thank you to everyone who made the sale a success. (it was!) here are some photos. they'll have to document all the work I didn't actually take the time to photograph or measure. whoops.

pretty much everything is sold. I only have about 4 things left that aren't (see below for what). give me a holler if you need any last-minute gifts!

mostly new stuff. the white plate is still available:


one unglazed piece made the sale:




I called this gray sake set "the third wheel."
chris told me I should market it as the "menage a trois" set instead.


the green plate with the black design in the foreground is still available:




all of these are still available:


monica models her commission:







look at me. I can't believe I am getting away with this:


maybe a little TOO happy...


ps: does my hair always look like that?

H O L I D A Y - S A L E - 2 0 1 0

it's time. been busting butt to get everything in the kiln for next wednesday, december 15. now, this sale is at my office, but if you are in town, come! I know how to get you in. ;)