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Handmade Pottery

Tag: Kathleen mcgonigle

April 30, 2018May 30, 2018

Yesterday’s grace

Posted by kathystoneware in hand building, pottery, wheel throwing

Ambition could be the title of the hopeful list of ware to be included under the next craft show tent. But I’m taking things one day at a time; throwing a dozen bowls one afternoon, and a clay brick’s worth of mugs on another. Large bowls next, and yesterday, it was teapots – only four…Read more »

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018

Tiny Increments

Posted by kathystoneware in Craft fair Prep, Pottery business, studio

Some things happen in tiny increments of time, especially those less glorious tasks. Fun jobs like planning and gathering, then using a mitre saw to chop wood into usable pieces for portable shelves occur in a time warp of effortless bliss. Framing shelving units – not so much. So, I had researched long enough and…Read more »

August 10, 2016April 22, 2017

being content

Posted by kathystoneware in out of the proverbial rectangular prism

All my life I couldn’t wait to get old, but I figured that living in a culture that worships youth, my anticipation of being a senior citizen wasn’t a very popular perspective to share with others.

August 8, 2016February 26, 2017

Clay delivery

Posted by kathystoneware in clay

Due to that once-a-summer deluge of rain, I stack the clay boxes onto an unfinished IKEA pine shelf-top; assuring that the boxes remain dry should a heavy rain seep across the floor.

August 2, 2016February 26, 2017

Helping a young child to throw on the wheel

Posted by kathystoneware in wheel throwing

When I throw with my grandsons, I use a couple of techniques to help them center, drill a center hole, and raise the walls with relative ease – even with the 5 year-old.

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