email list

so when i was hacked all my contacts were deleted & my inbox!
unfortunately this wasn't able to be restored as i had hoped (a hard lesson to learn in backing up contacts elsewhere...)
if you were on my email list and would like to be on it again, please email me & i will add you back on.
thanks

HACKED

hello everyone
just a brief note for any who might have come here to check about a strange email that came from Dirty Girl Clayworks - apologies, it's not me, I was hacked. very frustrating!

hot off the presses

fresh, warm from the kiln. wouldn't it be lovely if they also smelled like fresh bread...?
some new works for spring.
bringing back slip trailing and raised dots
working in more simple line drawing.
feeling pretty good about it, a little nervous. funny how simple things can feel risky.

new things on easy

i've just posted some new items on easy...it's been awhile...trying to get some things up for those looking for valentines treats!

holy hummingbirds!

yes the hummingbirds have been buzzing busily about searching for nectar. the fuchsias really just finished a week or two ago (really!). i managed to sketch a few before they were done and combine a sgraffito version with some hummingbird stencils. having fun with it. the white bowl was the first piece i made, and some of the underglazes burned out a bit, weren't think enough, so i made sure to apply 3 or 4 coats of slip and underglaze on the platter.

i am hoping to play with some basic washes over the winter. try them as a kind of watercolour over the slip. been using a mix of 1 part stain or oxide with 1 part gerstley borate, mixed with water, and they come out nice and vibrant. keep you posted!

sale!

i haven't done any shows this winter, so i decided to have a festive sale!
come on by the studio gallery
5321 Old West Saanich Rd, Victoria BC
on Saturday Dec. 10, 11-4.
all stock will be 25% off, and maybe i'll even bake some cookies!
see you there....

a few small experiments

sometimes at my job (as technician in the ceramics studio for the camosun college visual arts program) i get time to do a little experimenting (i call it professional development) and play around a bit. the students are selling art and goodies at the upcoming college craft fair, so i said i would contribute a few mugs to the cause.
just played with a little sgraffito, and basic images. i have been using more sgraffito in my own work and trying to become more confident with freehand drawing. although i still often trace images on over the slip and then incise through the tracing. i'm attempting to be more playful, as sometimes i feel my work is a little tight. it's easier when it's not work that i am expected to ship to a store or gallery!
here's two of the mugs. i'm really loving the handle on the squirrel mug: