This fall...

I wanted to also update everyone that i will have some big posts going up in the next three to four weeks... i plan on putting all the information i have about soda firing here on my blog... which means all my kiln logs my results with pictures everything... and that will continue throughout this semester right up into my bfa.

NEW STUFF woot woot!!

Lost Characters





Commissioned by my friends!

Brothers Birthday Present!
Loves me some Christopher Walken!

Flasks!!!!

More FLasks!!!!!

And even more!!!!









Funky Flasks

Vases!

And my favorite at the moment! my folded pots they were inspired by my flasks and by an artist name Karen Morgan... Pretty much and i love that they look so torso-ish!







Of course none of these are fully finished so i still have a ways to go! but i just wanted to keep everyone posted on my work!!


tip of the week would be that altering can completely change the whole idea of your work and in the end can totally help you in the long run! or it could be too much but experiment because theres nothing wrong with that!

Rib tool tip that changed my life

So I've decided to make Saturdays my best ceramic advice I got or gave someone today!

Today I was working with one of my students and they were making work on the wheel and everyone knows that feeling where they get a block sort of like writer's block, well anyways, she was at a moment with her work where she felt there was just one more thing that could add to it but she did not know what and I told her today using your rib tool to shape your work really helps you come up with smooth defined forms. I can not even make pottery very well without my rib tool and it also helps to stabilize and compress your pottery preventing cracks and slumping. Immediately she started to do it and it worked and she's hooked! I got her to sign up for more classes even! Go me!

So my tip of the day is use your rib tool! :D enjoy

Oh and definately keep looking at ceramics daily for cool new tips and ideas that always helps me!

Top FIve Favorite Things to do on a Summer Day!

5. Make pottery outdoors. There is nothing like playing in the mud outdoors its so liberating!

4. Tubing! I love living in Mt Pleasant because the river runs all the way through the whole city! No matter where you go theres a place to start and stop that you can technically walk to!! :D

3. Playing volleyball/badminton with the family and friends! soooooo much fun! add a barbeque and you got a great event planned!

2. Farmers Market. Fresh food. Enough said.

1. Walking in the park! the last three days I have spent at least 2 hours each walking outside and it has been amazing. It brings up my energy and makes my stress levels go down! While losing weight!



I LOVE SUMMER!!