You may think you know what you are doing in ceramics when you’ve played in mud as long as I have but oops, there it went again — a chip, a crack, a stuck piece of kiln wash, a drip, a bloop, a bleep. Anyway, you get the picture. I have a lot of seconds… READ MORE
One of my favorite books as a kid was The Phantom Tollbooth. One of the parts of The Phantom Tollbooth is when our brave character gets stuck in the Doldrums. It’s a place I feel too familiar with the past couple of months. I think it is the state of politics, the world, the normalization… READ MORE
Now that we are all stuffed with Thanksgiving dinner, it’s time to burn some calories and shop for holiday gifts. We are opening the Berkeley Potters Guild every weekend from this weekend until Christmas Eve to help out! This years gallery theme is “Words in Clay” and this is one of my pieces that I… READ MORE
I’m excited to be teaching another workshop at Leslie Ceramics on September 23rd. The class is full but there is a wait list available. If you are interested in taking a workshop with me at Leslie Ceramics, the best way is to either get on the wait list or sign up for the Leslies email… READ MORE
Stop by and say hi as I will be working at The Berkeley Potters Guild this Saturday, September 23 and October 7th from 11am-5pm at 731 Jones St, Berkeley, CA. I will most likely spend the day painting my pieces so if you want to see pots in action or check out my sweet sunny studio,… READ MORE
The Association of Clay and Glass Artists are having a Fall Studio Sale on their online store right now and I have several pieces available for purchase. The pieces are all experimental or one of a kind pieces that we are parting with at reduced rates. Mine include some larger handbuilt pieces, pieces made in… READ MORE
I am so excited to be having a solo show in the gallery at The Clayground in Winters, CA. Since I have been selling my production ware there for a while, I thought it would be interesting to host a show based off some of the experimental pieces I have playing around with in porcelain,… READ MORE
I am still so proud to belong to this amazing organization of ACGA (Association of Clay and Glass Artists) and how exciting that the year is their 25th year putting on their amazing annual show at the Palo Alto Art Center. I’ve cut back on participating in a lot of “street” shows in the past… READ MORE
Ezme Designs will be participating in the East Bay Open Studios at the Berkeley Potters Guild. We will be open June 10/11 and June 17/18 from 11am-5pm, 731 Jones St. Berkeley. I will probably have seconds leftover too!!!
One thing that doesn’t distress me as much anymore in making ceramics is when I unload the kiln and I find a blue dot where a red one was supposed to be, a tiny crack, a small bubble, a smudged black line, a plate that doesn’t sit completely flat on a table, or a piece… READ MORE