Small plates stacked in various glazes with original embossed sunflower designs.

Peeking at the new line of work: Sunflower sandwich plates.

A table covered with a variety of ceramic pieces in blue, green, and yellow-brown glazes.

More tests, getting me closer to deciding on new designs and combinations. As eager as I am to get my new line out to the world, I appreciate and embrace that the process must take as long as it takes. Still much to do but starting to like more with each firing.

Small pitcher style vase with wax resist flower motif, holding three drooping pink peonies.

Playing with peonies in one of the vases from the last firing.

Trio of mini pitcher bud vases, glazed in yellow salt, denim, and green celadon.

Assortment of inverted salt cellars.

Faceted inverted salt cellar in denim glaze, next to sample of same salt cellar cut in half to show interior.

Small inverted salt cellar in yellow salt glaze on red clay with wax resist ‘SALT’ written on top. Also shown is a cut away version of similar salt cellar showing interior.

Full kiln is firing today (glaze issue that if to wait to be addressed when I got back), but my studio mate had some room in her kiln so I have some sneak peeks of what to expect.

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Image of tables and shelves in a pottery studio covered with stacks of newly glazed pots waiting to be loaded for firing.

Culmination of more than four months testing clays, glazes, and forms for a new wholesale line. In an act of great faith, I will load and fire the kiln tomorrow and then leave town for five days. Results next week.

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Small cup glazed in a dark charcoal grey/black on red clay.

Small cup with off white glaze, and light grey marks made by black underglaze (under the glaze), and an overlap of the satin black glaze on the top 1/3 of the cup, showing a light leopard print design

Tan glaze with underglaze swirl marks and overlap of glossy black glaze

Off white glaze on red clay showing speckles from grog in the clay. Black underglaze marks on the red clay body show light grey through the top glaze

Results from the latest glaze tests have me seeing the forms I’ll make for them- happy dance!

Letter stamps made from red clay

Stoneware slab with the alphabet carved on it, and at the top of the picture are red clay stamps made by impressing the clay into the carved slab.

Working on some letter stamps for future molds.

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Small flower magnets, hand carved and cut, glazed in translucent celadon glazes

Small flower magnets, hand carved and cut, glazed in translucent celadon glazes

These began as vehicles for glaze testing, but are turning out so well they’ve established themselves as part of the new body of work that will debut later this Spring.

Round ceramic slab on a slightly domed mold, with carved design of a flower with rectangular petals and center with concentric circles.

New ‘urban garden’ embossed mold in the works.
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Clay slab with inscribed capital letter alphabet, with hand shown about to draw the letter P.

Making stamps for quote bowls and who knows what else.

Wheel thrown stoneware mug with underglaze and deep green celadon glaze holds a hot cup of coffee.

Surface design and new glaze/firing test for a commission passed beautifully, now I’m testing for coziness factor, as these times call for something cozy to hold and sip.

Overview of workspace in pottery studio, showing multiple ware boards filled with mug based on bats, shelves filled with pots.

We may be small in space but we are mighty in spirit and effort! So grateful to have this space in @playsinmud.bsky.social to fill commissions and develop new work while looking for the new studio space.

A poster for the economic blackout on February 28. It is a big red Jack rabbit on an aqua blue back ground. It says economic blackout in hand done black type. There are two black speech bubbles. One says “don’t buy stuff Friday February 28th. The other says we have power. Below it says No Amazon, Walmart, target, gas food, gas. Below that it says OK small business, use cash. Designed by Martha Rich.

I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

Close cropped image of four small hand built ceramic dishes, each embossed with a flower design, in four different translucent glazes.

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Day 20 - reviewing new glaze tests on new forms

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Hi Teresa- it’s a rubber tipped stylus- this was Kemper (out of biz ☹️), and I’ve found some larger replacements, but it’s been a challenge finding a small one like this that isn’t too soft. I also use wooden stylus tools, but when scratching through slip I always liked this tool best.

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Day 19 - sgraffito trees on a mug

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Stoneware mugs with swirled texture pushed out from the inside of the mug, iron rich clay, drying on a ware board.

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Day 18 - new mug forms drying

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Close cropped image of stoneware dinner plate, sandwich plate, and bowl. Glazed in crazy green and granite glazes.

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Day 17 - detail of dinnerware

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Day 16 - carved vessel

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Beautiful design and glaze.

Bisque-fired clay slump mold, domed circle with carved design including a building in the foreground with rolling hills, a large cypress tree, and skies with impasto style swirling winds, the moon, and stars.

Interior of a bowl made from pressing clay on a bisque-fired clay slump mold that is a domed circle with carved design including a building in the foreground with rolling hills, a large cypress tree, and skies with impasto style swirling winds, the moon, and stars.

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Day 15 - first test of new bowl mold in ‘Vincent Series’

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Round ceramic plate with abstract glaze patterns in brick red on a cloudy light green background.

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Day 14 - Plate with wax resist ‘Dancing Brush’ pattern

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