Planning to make pots today.

Web Site Updated

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

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

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

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

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

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.