Feel free to comment on what you think about this terra sig process. I’m not really sure how much of this I’m supposed to keep. Maybe the layers will be more distinct tomorrow. ? I wonder if I didn’t need a bigger jar. I may have too much clay in this and too little water.
Hey ya’ll. The suggestions for the pottery group name have been pouring in. I have gotten some good laughs from some of them.
Slight change of plans. I’m going to stop taking suggestions at 11am on Aug. 25th. The ‘no name pottery group’ is meeting that day and I thought it would be fun for all of us to see the suggested names when we are all together.
Like I said before, I’m not sure if there will be a name that we will use, but someone is going to win two mugs. So let me have it for another day and a half and I’ll announce the winner on Friday! Put on your thinking caps. I think we have plenty of ‘mud’ names so lets see what else you can come up with. 
Remember we are wanting a name that would be good for branding. Also something easy to remember and that folks will talk about.
We are all working here in the South, making mostly functional pottery. We are fun and quirky (and someone even mentioned sexy! Ha. I don’t think that was in reference to me), we are easy going but ambitious and serious about our work. We are all good friends and supportive of one another.
Alright. That’s all for now. Leave new suggestions under this post, I think that first one is reaching maximum capacity.
Have fun. Thanks!
Softening clay up and pugging it for plates.
Hard to hold the camera and put clay in the pugger!
Here is a bit of video from late today.
Be sure to keep the ideas coming for the pottery group name. (see post below)
Okay, three of my clay pals and I need a name for our pottery ‘group’. We are going to have a couple sales each year and hopefully some exhibits too. So far we’ve come up with a few ideas but I thought it would be fun to ask you all for suggestions.
The potters are: me, Amy Sanders, Jen Mecca, and Julie Wiggins. I have included hyperlinks on their names so you can get an idea of the kind of work we all make.
We don’t want a name that includes a number. So nothing like Four Potters. Also nothing too obvious or cute like Pottery Pals, or Mud Buddies.
You can leave your suggestions in the comment section for this post.
The prize for the winner will be two of my mugs!
The group members will look over all the names suggested and decide who the winner is. Even if we don’t use any of the names I am sure this will be fun and will help us come up with something. There will be a winner no matter what, so please contribute and hopefully we’ll have a name by this time next week. The deadline for entries will be Friday Aug. 27th at noon EST.
Any questions? Thanks for your help, I can’t wait to see what you all suggest.
I want to let you all know that I now have some pots at Mudfire Gallery in Decatur, Ga. Only a small selection presently but hopefully I’ll have more there in the future.
Also, my work will be available at the Rivercross Market in Valle Crusis, NC when they open this month. Hopefully there will be more info on their website soon.
And finally I’ve been asked to participate this year in the Lillstreet Holiday Sale. I’ll be sending them 20 pots in November. I am very excited to be part of this event.
Speaking of Lillstreet Art Center, the 3rd Lillstreet International exhibition is online. The exhibition is entitled Bowl Me Over and I have two pieces in the show. Click HERE to view.
Tomorrow, Friday Aug. 2oth, I am going to announce a CONTEST.
Here is another video of cutting a foot, this time a little bit bigger bowl and taller foot. Enjoy.
Tags: bowl, cutting, foot, lillstreet, mudfire gallery, rivercross market, ron phiilbeck
Hey there. Just shot a quick video showing how I cut a foot on a small shallow dish. I like the wide dimension of these feet and that they are sort of deep. I have this in mind when making these so plenty of clay is left at the making stage. The cutting of the foot, the marks made, the shape and size of the foot is another chance to make an expression on/ with the pot. The tool used creates a specific mark too, or the way the tool is held.
Feet shouldn’t be afterthoughts. Plan them when making the pot. There are many variations to choose from, this is just one.
Thanks for watching.
Tags: bowl, cutting foot, footring, trimming foot
I’m late getting this video from Wednesday up. Nevertheless here it is.
Sunday after the workshop I was able to make it over to MADE Shop in Kutztown to say hello to my pal David Jones. It was very cool to get to see the shop and all the great work and merchandise. David and his wife Tess used to live in NC. They are both metal smiths and make amazing work that you can find at MADE.
I also checked out all the KIDROBOT merchandise as well as Japanese calendars and fans and David Weeks gorillas.
If you are anywhere near by go out to MADE to check it out and say Hi.
Oh and they have some of my pottery too!!
