Shot of open kiln showing a split shelf with berry bowls, mugs and a plate. The berry bowls are decorated with bright colours and slip trailing on the rims while the plate is painted in cobalt blue and carved through in a mandala pattern.

Kiln shelf shot showing plates. One blue mandala plate, one plain base for a butter dish and 3 trays for the aforementioned berry bowls.

Kiln shot of my latest bisque for the Kawartha Potters Guild sale this weekend Nov 14-16 (10-7 Fri, 10-4 Sat & 10-3 Sun). Come find a new favourite soup mug or a gift for someone special. Over 23 local potters are in this sale. #horuseyepottery
#kawarthapottersguild
#holidaysale
#canadianpotter

Photo of a display table showing a variety of pots glazed or underglazed in a variety of greens. Pieces include a large serving bowl, small vase, berry bowl with tray, small mugs, bowls, latte mug.

Today is the last day of the Victoria County Studio Tour for this year. We are open now until 5pm and we are stop # 11. You can find us at the website, on the brochure or through the Toureka app. #horuseyepottery
#victoriacountystudiotour
#falltours
#canadianpotter
#buylocal
#elbowsup

Photo of a top down view of a lower kiln shelf loaded with glazed mugs and plates waiting for a firing.

Just a little reminder that the second weekend of the Victoria County Studio Tour starts tomorrow morning at 10! Open both days 10-5. You can look us up on the Toureka app if you don’t have a brochure. #horuseyepottery
#victoriacountystudiotour
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist
#buylocal
#elbowsup

Picture of an overhead view looking down into the bottom level of a kiln waiting to be unloaded of bisqued (first fire) ware. Filled with many mugs, a berry bowl, some honey pots and holiday ornaments, the colours are mostly pastel at this point until glazed.

Photo of a new to me (wonderfully gifted) sign for my studio, made out of antique wood and hand painted by a dear friend in milk paints. Showing my Horus Eye logo and the name.

First weekend of the Victoria County Studio Tour starts this Sat, Sept 27. We’re open 10-5 both days and I look forward to welcoming folks into my new studio. #horuseyepottery
#victoriacountystudiotour
#vcstudiotour
#studiotours
#falltours
#ontario
#kawarthalakes
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist

Downward view of the bottom shelf of a bisque kiln showing mostly mugs, a large bowl and a cutwork candleholder.

Kiln shot of pieces getting bisqued for the Victoria County Studio Tour happening this Sept 27-28 & Oct 4-5. 10-5 each day. Map is available via the Toureka app. #horuseyepottery
#victoriacountystudiotour
#studiotours
#falltours
#kilnshot
#bisquefire
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist
#buylocal

A customer of mine asked if I could make her this mug using my Raven design so why not. This has been a very popular posting in my Instagram so I might have to make more of them. #pottery #ceramics #madeinthemaritimes #madeinnovascotia #canadianpottery #canadianpotter #madeincanada

The photo is a poster giving the details of the workshop, with two photos of examples of buncheon (the Korean technique) and mischima (the western technique).

I’m teaching this surface decorating workshop at the Kawartha Potters Guild in Peterborough On, at the end of this month. There is still space to register. #horuseyepottery
#kawarthapottersguild
#workshops
#mischima
#buncheon
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist
#trysomethingnew

2nd from bottom kiln shelf showing a number of mugs, tiny pots and a rack of test tiles for new glazes.

Bottom shelf of the kiln showing a number of mugs (from the top so you’re mostly seeing insides) in a variety of colours, plus some tiny pots.

Bottom half of the glaze kiln unload. Most of this is heading to Trillium this coming weekend. For those going, you’ll find me camped with Darc. Cash is preferred please.
#horuseyepottery
#mysca
#historicalreproduction
#trilliumwar
#kilnunload
#canadianpotter

Handmade jar with a running fox and yellow flowers

Handmade jar with a running fox and yellow flowers

I've glazed one of the little jars to see how it came out and I'm quite happy with it!
J'ai émaillé une des boites pour tester, et j'aime bien le résultat!
#pottersofbluesky #handmadejar #thrownpottery #canadianpotter

Wire shelf filled with drying green ware pottery in white and red clays. Waiting to be trimmed are mugs, pitchers bowls, plates and a number of tiny pots.

More shelves of work for Trillium war. Realized today that I have 3 kiln loads time left before I need to be done. Oye. No pressure or anything. Sigh. #horuseyepottery
#mysca
#historicalreproduction
#trilliumwar
#ealdormere
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist

Picture looking down into a pottery kiln, showing the bottom shelf filled with very little free space of a variety of mugs and tumblers.

Picture of the top two half shelves of a kiln set at different heights. The shelf to the left is filled with tall mugs, while the shelf to the right is filled with shorter and tiny pieces including black Rus style tumblers, grey clay ink wells and footed goblets.

I know folks like a kiln load so (because I forgot to take pics of all the shelves) here is what I got. Should be done in a couple hours. #horuseyepottery
#mysca
#trilliumwar
#ealdormere
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist
#historicalreproduction
#kilnload

Black clay goblets drying upside down on a shelf. Each one is individually carved around the neck in an interpretation of early Rus decorated work.

Upside down black clay goblets drying for bisque firing. These are always pretty popular with the re-enactment crowd. #horuseyepottery
#mysca
#ealdormere
#trilliumwar
#canadianpotter
#historicalreproduction
#kawarthaartist

Mugs upside down drying on a wareboard. Reproduction Saintonge ware, 15th c made in grey clay (with one white clay extra)

Getting some reproduction work ready for War of the Trillium SCA event taking place at the end of June. These are Saintonge pieces. #horuseyepottery
#SCA
#trilliumwar
#historicalreproduction
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist
#pshclay

Ceramic mugs with different colors with the words Elbows Up.

Ceramic mugs with different colors with the words Elbows Up.

First batch is ready 😬🥰🇨🇦

#pottersofbluesky #canadianpotter #patriciapetersenceramics #elbowsup

I participated in a pottery swap and I received this today from my pottery partner. It’s the perfect depiction of my dog and I doing our favourite activity. 🥰
#pottersofbluesky #patriciapetersenceramics #canadianpotter

A number of sgraffito carved mugs in barn red, cobalt blue and green on white clay. Some are carved with stylized maple leaves, others with mandala style lines.

Some commission sgraffito decorated pieces waiting for the bisque fire. #horuseyepottery
#sgraffito
#commissions
#ilovecarving
#mugs
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist
#handmade

Items on my wedging table fresh out of the glaze kiln. Many small green whiskey-style sippers, large marbled bowl and plate, some blue and green marbled mugs, a honey coloured honeypot and a vase.

Part of a kiln unload. Pretty good firing overall, but deadlines are making me twitchy….. #horuseyepottery
#glazefire
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist
#ihatedeadlines

A white speckled mug with clouds on the lower half and carved lines in shades of pinks and peach that are meant to look like sunrays coming out of the clouds.

Happy Friday!!! We made I through another week. Here’s another sky themed mug to brighten up your Friday feed. Have a great weekend!
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#potterymug #handmademug #pottery #ceramics #ceramicmug #handmade #canadianpotter #handmadeincanada #potteryofbluesky #pottersofbluesky

A speckled white mug with dark grey clouds, metallic gold lightening, and pale blue raindrops.

I don’t have much to say today, but feel like it’s important to keep posting on here if I want to help cultivate a viable alternative to instagram, which I most definitely do!
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#pottery #potteryofbluesky #potterymug #ceramics #ceramicmug #handmademug #canadianpotter #handmadeincanada #mugs

Ça avance!
It’s getting together!

#canadianpotter #pottery #montrealartist #ceramics

A hand holding a handmade mug glazed with a pale grey blue and drippy white and blue glaze.

This was my favourite mug from this past update! It’s glazed with Spectrum Wedgewood, Spectrum Floating Pearl and Mayco Indego.
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#handmademug #handmadepotterymug #potteryofbluesky #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #pottery #canadianpottery #canadianpotter #madeincanada #handmadeincanada

An in progress shot of a kiln being loaded for a bisque fire. The kiln is about half full showing bowls and small cups both right side up and upside down, stacked, with the shelf posts showing in 4 quadrants.

First bisque kiln of 2025. An in progress pic of me loading it up. #horuseyepottery
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist
#pottersofbluesky
#kilnload
#bisquefire
#maythekilngodsbekind

A white handmade pottery cup swirled with dark black/brown, almost like woodgrain, with a light greenish turquoise transparent glaze on the rim.

A dark cat with a white bib and whiskers lies watchfully on a bed

I like this one. Plainsman M370 & coffee swirl, opulence sea spray, cone 5 with 12 min hold (the marbled clay bloats if it's higher)

Whiskeybearcat is upset I'm not resting enough. Even my watch gives red exclamation marks and says rest

#DisabledPotter #CanadianPotter #MarbledClay #AgateWare

Lunch sized plates before their first firing. Each rim has been painted in a blue or green underglaze and then decorated in swirls, ferns or crosshatching with a slip trailer and white slip.

Some lunch sized plates drying after slip trailing, waiting for their chance in the bisque fire. #horuseyepottery
#greenware
#sliptrailing
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist
#plates
#wheelthrown

Large thrown cylinder in black clay with white slip over top. Carved with grecian sphinx, cat and long necked bird with details inlaid in white. Fan border at the narrowing of the neck has one red dot in the centre of each.

Large thrown cylinder in black clay with white slip over top. Carved with grecian sphinx, cat and long necked bird with details inlaid in white. Fan border at the narrowing of the neck has one red dot in the centre of each.

Large thrown cylinder in black clay with white slip over top. Carved with grecian sphinx, cat and long necked bird with details inlaid in white. Fan border at the narrowing of the neck has one red dot in the centre of each.

Post a picture of your pottery every day for 20 days - Day 20: this piece sits in my studio. It was intended to be the inner pot of a double walled vessel that didn’t work out. #horuseyepottery
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist
#wheelthrown
#grecianinfluence

Photo of a white plate painted with a silhouette of a stylized dog in the middle in black, with cobalt Persian style floral stems and black dots and accents. Border is rimmed with black and blue painted lines. Reproduction of a 13th century Syrian plate.

Post a picture of your pottery every day for 20 days - Day 19: It is one of the first historical reproductions I made for me. #horuseyepottery
#historicalreproduction
#persianpottery
#canadianpotter
#pottersofbluesky
#kawarthaartist
#plates
#wheelthrown
#painted

Made a lamp!
J’ai fait une lampe!

#ceramics #canadianpottery #canadianpotter #montrealartist
#pottery

Photo of a plate with a large rim. The rim has been painted in green and carved through in a Persian style pattern. White slip trailing has been used to fill in some of the details with dots and lines. The rim was glazed in clear with the centre of the plate glazed in teal. The underglaze/glaze combination caused the clay to accidentally fuse to a yellow gold colour which is quite appealing.

Post a picture of your pottery every day for 20 days - Day 18:
One of my favourite plates. The clay fumed gold in the sgraffito areas through some combination of the underglaze and glazes. Totally unintentional. #horuseyepottery
#sgraffito
#sliptrailing
#plates
#canadianpotter
#kawarthaartist

Picture of a pitcher with a rounded body and narrow neck, following historical finds in the eastern Mediterranean. A long curved spout emerges from the belly and bends up to the left. The pitcher was painted in blue, green and red underglazes in a patchwork-like pattern. The red areas are all circles or half circles with white slip trailing making them look like a grapefruit cut in half. The other areas are decorated also with slip trailing (some blue, some white) replicating Persian style fabric patterns.

Picture of the same pitcher from the other side, with a rounded body and narrow neck, following historical finds in the eastern Mediterranean. A long curved spout emerges from the belly and bends up to the right. The pitcher was painted in blue, green and red underglazes in a patchwork-like pattern. The red areas are all circles or half circles with white slip trailing making them look like a grapefruit cut in half. The other areas are decorated also with slip trailing (some blue, some white) replicating Persian style fabric patterns.

Post a picture of your pottery every day for 20 days - Day 17:
#horuseyepottery
#historicalinfluence
#fusionmentorship
#wheelthrown
#sliptrailed
#pitchers
#canadianpotter
#pottersofbluesky
#kawarthaartist

Princesse mode activated
« J’aurais voulu être une princesse Disney »

#ceramics #Canadianpottery #canadianpotter #pottery #earthenware