For the next two weekends at the Berkeley Potters Guild, we will be participating in the Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios. Our expanded gallery will be open Saturday and Sunday from 11am-5pm, June 7/8 and 14/15. I will be working my gallery shift on Sunday June 8 so if you want to say hi,… READ MORE
Happy Spring! Spring is one of my favorite times of year because I LOVE cleaning and spring cleaning is my favorite. I know, I know I am quite weird but my OCD nature loves scrubbing oven parts with a toothbrush – what can I say? Anyway, the best thing that happens in Spring is the… READ MORE
I am so honored and pleased that I was recently juried into the Association of Clay and Glass Artists, a prestigious California organization with a long history of promoting and supporting California clay and glass artists. It is a tough jury and a lot of people I know only got in the second or third… READ MORE
I’m so embarrassed! I have been lagging on my blog this year and my only excuse is that this time of year, I tend to hibernate (a natural state I think for artists). You get so exhausted after the holiday season that in January all you want to do is clean your filthy studio, clean… READ MORE
Okay, okay I am SOOOOO late in posting this but honestly it has been because I have been working night and day making work for the holiday season. It never feels like I have enough work so this time of year becomes literally a blur of painting, clay dust, shoulder spasms and are those black… READ MORE
I knew it was coming. I checked myself several times and backed off but the disaster was inevitable. A lesson has been learned. Don’t let your headphone wires attach to your pottery wheel when it is spinning. It will rip off of your head and destroy your fancy headphones that were a birthday present. Sorry… READ MORE
I love October in the Bay Area because it is still sunny and warm which is why I can still participate in one more outdoor show of the year. The Rockridge Out and About show is this Sunday, October 6th from noon-6pm. Free Admission, great music, great food and great vendors!! Hope to see you… READ MORE
In a previous post, you may recall that I was a woodworker. Now I lay vinyl flooring!! Not well mind you. I don’t think anyone would hire me professionally as evidenced by the left hand side of the flooring slowly inching away from the wall, but it serves its purpose. Future note to self. Do… READ MORE
When you make the decision to love clay as a profession, you dayream that all you do all day is play in mud. The harsh reality is that you feel like you never play in mud but are doing bookkeeping, marketing, shipping, selling at shows, schlepping pieces to shows, etc etc… And then there are… READ MORE
From a previous posting, you may remember I have issues doing custom orders as they take me FOREVER to do. I usually only do them for family because they understand C.S.T. (or Chanda Standard Time) which is a lateness/lagging that I am typically known for. In fact, my Mom said the only time I have… READ MORE