I often get asked to do things I don’t normally do. I have learned through many tears, disasters, exploding budgets, losing money etc. that I usually won’t do this professionally. I can do commission work based off of designs and shapes that I already do but when someone asks me to make a custom coffee… READ MORE
This weekend is the Temescal Street Fair, July 8th. I have some new pieces making their debut so check it out!!! http://www.temescaldistrict.org
We were at a show once and a friend had a bottle of wine and said “do you have cups to drink the wine out of” and I thought for WAY longer than I should have — why yes of course — I MAKE cups! So, the other day I was working at the studio… READ MORE
Alright, so since I got into writing blog posts, I feel like I have been using it as a diving board for my disasters in the ceramics world. I won’t always be a complainer I promise. I have had numerous misfortunes fall on me lately to be sure but this sadly is not unusual in… READ MORE
One of the benefits of being in The Berkeley Potters Guild is that every May, we have a “Spring Seconds Sale”, the first two weekends of May and participate in the Pro Arts Open Studios, the first two weekends of June. The studios will be open both Saturday and Sunday from 11am-5pm. Deals Abound!
Well not dirty in a deviant way but surely dirty in a clay way. Every Ceramicist I know MUST be a sado masochist in the dirty clay way. There are a million and one things that can go wrong every step of the way in the ceramics process. Even tried and true ways never work… READ MORE
I have to learn to say goodbye and everytime I do I sing that excellent Cole Porter song significantly titled “Everytime We Say Goodbye”. I’m much happier when I say goodbye to my ceramic pieces that go to live in people’s houses. They can bring happiness and joy to their new owner eating breakfast out… READ MORE
Sometimes mugs jump out of your hands particularly when you have sudsy, soapy hands and sadly I have not yet invented rubberized, unbreakable ceramics, so sometimes, even an Ezme mug will break. I have a mug bought from one of my favorite ceramics artists whose handle broke three years ago. We glued it back on… READ MORE
Baby steps to the door. Baby steps down the stairs. C’mon who doesn’t love the movie, “What About Bob”??? I am attempting to channel this sage advice with this new year. The year of change — 2012. They say the world is going to end this year, but in my life and for those around… READ MORE
My last show of the year is tomorrow night and it’s going to be an awesome party!!! Bazaar Bizarre is hosting Nightlife at the California Academy of Sciences. Music, cocktails, animals, science and art for last minute holiday shopping???!!! I think this place may be my heaven on earth hahahah! 6-10pm Thursday night. Be there!… READ MORE