So, here come the holidays. Are you ready? In our home, we have never been big on gift giving. We have always seen this time of year as a time for family, sharing stories and wonderful meals.
Well the holidays are upon us. In my family, we are not big on spending a lot of money on gifts and prefer to see the season as a time to get together with family, catch up and enjoy one
Making it work
I love the work that I do. That is no secret. I feel quite blessed to have a wonderful family, live in a beautiful area of Ontario and I am able to connect with a job that I love most
I have been working on some bells that I made as tree ornaments and completed them a few days. For those who are of a different faith the are also very useful to round everyone up for supper or get
I have been working on some new mugs and am really like the forms and the glaze results. My kiln went in to be modified and we picked it up recently. I am happy to report that it works like
In my last blog, I spoke about my kiln and how I have a love hate relationship with it. It turned out to be an electrical problem and also that my kiln was firing too hot on the top and
Lately I have been having a lot of firing nightmares. Sometimes my kiln fires too hot in some spots and sometimes too cool. At least when it is too cool, I can re-fire some pieces even though I don’t like
I have been thinking a lot lately about how fortunate I am to live in Canada. I truly feel blessed to have open space, a roof over my head, a wonderful family, and a full belly everyday. So many
I love this time of year. It hasn’t been an incredibly warm summer this year. This week we have been blessed with sunny, hot weather and wildflowers seem to love that. A few years ago, I began pressing flowers
I love to read books on Ceramics. Recently, I completed another book by one of my favourite potters, Robin Hopper. There is always so much to explore. So many clay bodies, types of firings, a huge range of surface decoration