Beach Pottery News and Events

Happy New Year

2012-01-06T14:49:00.002-05:00

Thanks to everyone who has supported my pottery efforts this past year. I had a great holiday sale. It was fun to see everyone who came out. I also want to be sure to thank Gordy Fine Art & Framing and the Farmland Art Coop for continuing to carry my work.

I've been taking a break from the pottery over the holidays, but today I went out and cleaned up the studio. I plan to get back to making pots in the next few days.

I'm thinking of having a spring open house this year. Let's see if I get enough ware made to do it.

Hoping everyone has a great 2012!

Sue

Firing, Firing, Glazing, Firing, Firing......

2011-11-28T09:33:00.003-05:00

My kiln is getting a real workout! I have lots & lots of pieces to fire. I expect to be firing about every other day between now & my show opening on Dec. 9th. I've emptied my showroom & cleaned it & so now it is awaiting my new pieces. Will start arranging things in the next few days.

Kiln firing

2011-10-27T19:34:00.002-04:00

Opened the kiln today after firing yesterday. Blew a fuse in the middle of the firing, so lost some heat & time. Had to restart the firing. But the pots all were fine & a few are very nice.

Glazing!

2011-10-23T18:56:00.003-04:00

Glazing tomorrow. Need to get some new pots done. Hoping to post new pictures to the site soon.

2011 Holiday Open Studio & Sale

2011-10-20T10:30:00.002-04:00

The Beach Pottery will be open for the holidays:

Friday, December 9 from noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday, December 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, December 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you want to visit but can't come at one of these times, feel free to contact me & I will arrange another time for you to stop by. I am around the pottery most days, but it is always best to check with me to be sure I'm there before stopping by.

Hope to see you soon!

Planning for holiday shows

2011-10-19T14:10:00.001-04:00

I have started planning for my holiday open house/show. Might be open one Saturday in November and another Saturday in December. Will update with dates & specifics when finalized.

Today at Beach Pottery

2011-10-06T09:05:00.002-04:00

A kiln load of pottery is cooling & will be unloaded today. Need to mix more turquoise and nutmeg glazes. Then I will be glazing and reloading the kiln so I can fire again tomorrow or the next day. Busy times.

Guess I'll Be Glazing soon

2011-10-03T17:05:00.002-04:00

Fall Means Pottery Time

2011-09-25T10:00:00.003-04:00

The cool weather has put an end to my gardening, so my focus now is on making pots and helping Ron get his solo cd ready for release.

Have not set the dates for my holiday open studio yet, but will be doing that soon.

Since I am retired from my day job now, I am around the pottery most days. Feel free to give me a call & stop by.

Thanks to everyone who came to my Open Showroom

2010-12-12T09:01:00.002-05:00

The BeachWare Pottery open showroom was great fun. Thanks everyone for supporting my work.

Preparations for Upcoming Open Showroom

2010-12-05T09:30:00.002-05:00

Fired my last kiln load before my upcoming sale and will unload the kiln today. I will be setting up for my show this week and will also try to get photos of the new pots on line.

New Work on the Web Site

2010-11-11T18:59:00.002-05:00

Just loaded lots of pictures from my October firings onto the website. You can find them at

http://suebeachpottery.com/forsale.html

The top section has the Fresh From the Kiln slide show.

Bloomington Handmade Market

2010-11-08T17:31:00.001-05:00

I participated in the Bloomington Handmade Market in the Bloomington Convention Center on Saturday, Nov. 6. There was a great crowd (more than 1500 people) and lots of interesting and creative vendors. A very nice event.

Bisque firing tomorrow

2010-09-17T21:38:00.003-04:00

At long last, I am ready to fire again. I loaded the kiln this evening with pots to be bisque fired and tomorrow I will fire the kiln. I still have lots of pieces that did not fit in the kiln for this firing, so I will probably do another bisque firing next weekend. Tomorrow will be a pottery day. I will be monitoring the kiln and making pots most of the day.

Beach Pottery & Studio pictures

2010-09-17T13:40:00.001-04:00

Pictures from around the pottery are now on the Beach web site:

http://suebeachpottery.com/Around the Beach Pottery/index.html

Fans of Beach Pottery on Facebook

2010-09-13T16:41:00.001-04:00

If you are on Facebook, be sure to become a Fan of Beach Pottery. That is the easiest way to keep up to date on what is happening with BeachWare.

Here is a link

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=208299165169&ref=ts

A Short Video

2010-09-13T16:36:00.003-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZw8TzKzO1w

The link is to a short video interview with Albany, IN potter, John Peterson. John is one of my teachers & mentors.

Ron helped

2010-09-12T17:35:00.001-04:00

I had lots of bowls to trim & wanted to make them into colanders, so Ron helped me today by punching holes after I trimmed the bowls. Thanks, Ron.

Planning to make pots today.

2010-09-11T10:41:00.001-04:00

Web Site Updated

2010-09-09T22:22:00.002-04:00

I have been putting a lot of time into the BeachWare web site www.SueBeachPottery.com and I think it is finally mostly done (for now).

Web sites need constant tending, so it will never be really finished, but I have cleaned it up quite a bit.

Take a look and let me know what you think.

Making Pots

2010-09-05T18:10:00.002-04:00

Been busy making lots of pots the past few days.

BeachWare is now being carried at Gordy Fine Art & Framing in Muncie. http://gordyframing.com/

I will be selling pottery at the Bloomington Handmade Market on Nov. 6 from 10 - 5 at the Bloomington Convention Center. http://bloomingtonhandmademarket.blogspot.com/

I have been working to get my website updated. Still need to do more work on it, but I am making progress. http://www.suebeachpottery.com

I will post pictures of the new pieces once they are complete.

Sue

February

2009-02-21T17:25:00.001-05:00

Another cold, snowy, windy Saturday.

Made some mugs and bowls and lidded jars at John Peterson Pottery last week. Looking forward to glazing and firing them. I have a customer waiting on the mugs.

Longing for spring.

Winter

2009-01-31T15:27:00.002-05:00

This time of year is especially hard on me. I find it really difficult to leave the warm house and go out to the studio to work. Even though I love creating pottery, I just can't seem to get out there much from Christmas to March. Once the days & weather brighten & warm I will suddenly feel the urge again. I try not to stress about it. It has happened every winter since I've been making pottery.

We got a lot of snow last week & so the roads are not very good. We are staying in and staying warm today. Besides my usual Saturday chores, I decided to finally start a batch of wine. I used to make wine a lot in "my former life," but have not made any in years. We had lots of grapes on our vines last summer, so I froze them whole & planned to make wine. I've spent most of the day today cleaning & mashing semi-frozen grapes. I still have several bags to go. Once they are thawed and releasing their juices, I can start the fermentation.

So even if I am not making pots, I am creating. In a year or so, we will have some homemade wine. If all goes well.

Public openings done for awhile

2008-12-21T10:46:00.002-05:00

My 2 days of being open to the public were not as busy as I would have liked, but there was a steady stream of customers most of the afternoon both days.

Now it is time to put the unsold pieces in the showroom and get my workspaces cleared so I can get back to making pottery.

I'm still struggling with my kiln overfiring and even though the tech guy at the kiln company has been very helpful, I'm sure missing ClayArt! I really need to post a query about the problems I'm having.

But for now, we are only a few days from Christmas, so the focus shifts to family & friends & the holidays.

There will be time to sort it all out after the first of the year.

Loaded Kiln

2008-12-05T18:59:00.002-05:00

I loaded the kiln with greenware tonight after work. It is a light load; I have a dozen soup bowls and a dozen mugs that I threw last weekend that I did not put in the firing. I don't think they are dry enough. When it is cold like this, it is hard to tell whether the work is dry or not. I really wanted to fire it, but I decided it was better to be safe and wait until the next bisque firing. I will start the kiln tomorrow and unload on Sunday. Will try to get a load glazed after work this week so I can fire next Friday. If I get that done, I'll be able to open the kiln on Saturday while my studio is open. A lot to accomplish when I'm working all day, but I will try.

Pottery to be open to the public Dec. 13

2008-11-26T22:00:00.002-05:00

My studio and showroom will be open to the public from 12:00 - 5:00 on Saturday, December 13.
I have been working on my website at SueBeachPottery.com and it is just about ready.

How to Find BeachWare

2008-11-26T21:53:00.003-05:00

At this time, my pottery is available directly from me and is also for sale at the Farmland Art Coop and the Downtown Farmstand.

My studio has been open to the public during limited hours this fall and will be open on an upcoming Saturday afternoon.

Feel free to contact me to set up an appointment.

Finally Setting up a Web Site

2008-11-26T21:50:00.004-05:00

I'm finally getting around to setting up a web site for the Beach Pottery. You can find it at http://www.suebeachpottery.com and I hope you will take a look.