We definitely living in difficult and challenging times. It's not easy being told that you have to stand 6 feet apart from your neighbour, you can't travel to see your family and while at least where I live, you no
Mishima ceramics comes from the Japanese Island of Mishima, but it was originally transported from Korea around the 16th century. This surface design technique is a way of drawing by inlaying a slip of contrasting color into lines incised in
I love handmade soap and prefer to know what ingredients are in body care products that I use. Many years ago, I began using handcrafted soap and have never gone back to using commercial soap. Last year, I finally learned
A lot of people are having a tough time right now. Some industries are thriving and some have come to a dead stop. Personally I am having a difficult time. Not because of covid 19 or my work but other
Sometimes you just need to break from everyday work and need time to play. Starting with a small ball of clay and just working with it to form little fairy houses is a great way to unplug and just let
In the post, I will show three different types of slips which are clay slips, engobes and casting slip. Slips and engobes are more or less the same thing. Slips are predominately liquefied clay and are usually applied on wet
This morning I was ready to edit photos of my work and put the items up on my website. When I began looking for the images, they weren't there. I realized that one day last week I had taken a
I love flowers. If I had a garden filled with flowers, I would probably have them in every room of my home all summer long. In fact, it is a long term goal to create the most amazing garden for
One of the beautiful things about working in clay is myriad of ways that you can decorate a surface. Rice paper transfers are one way to do that. It is a very thin, lightweight material, which allows for smooth and
Coiling is perhaps the most versatile of the hand building techniques because it allows you to build forms of any design or scale. It’s generally considered to be a slow and contemplative way of working which demands patience and attention