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7 days ago
1 min

Summer is here, so why am I thinking about Pumpkins?

Yesterday I was digging through some old paintings that I had started and never finished when I came across this one. I decided to take a...

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Feb 18
1 min

What's in the Box?

I can't help it, I have a fascination with boxes. The shapes, the sizes, the materials they're made from, but best of all what might be...

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Feb 12
1 min

Patience and Peace

Do those two words go together? Maybe. For me there's something relaxing in the making of test tiles. I guess it's just learning to love...

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Feb 10
1 min

Clay Sketch Day 11

Clay Sketch No. 15

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Feb 5
1 min

Clay Sketch Day 10

Today another fun teapot sketch. Teapot No. 4

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Feb 4
1 min

Not my Covid 19 Mask

I took a day off from clay sketches to mix some glazes. This respirator was not easy for me to acquire. Apparently, only licensed...

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Feb 2
1 min

Clay Sketch Day 9

This figure is another of the five that will go together. Clay Sketch No. 13

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Feb 1
1 min

Clay Sketch Day 8

Today's clay sketch is one of five figures that are intended to go together in a group. Clay Sketch No. 12

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Jan 31
1 min

Clay Sketches Day 6 and 7

In one of my ceramics classes at UVU we were challenged to create teapots. The requirements to qualify for a teapot are, a lid, a handle,...

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Jan 29
1 min

Clay Sketch Day 5

These girls look deep in conversation. The girl on the right needs to hold something that they can be discussing, but what? I haven't...

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Jan 28
1 min

Clay Sketches Day 4

None of them are exactly alike, however one is completely different. I imagine all these women on the same base, with a quote that I've...

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Jan 27
1 min

Teapots and Jars

This is another idea for a jar with a figure topper. I asked my niece and her friend, who are dancers, to model as if they were teapots...

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Jan 26
1 min

Clay Sketch Day Two

As I said before, these are very loose sketches. This is what I see . . . a china painted jar with a figure as the lid. I can't wait to...

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Jan 25
1 min

Playing with Clay Everyday

A new blog – it’s kind of like a new book that needs phrases marked, notes put in the margins, the spine stretched, and a few dog-eared...

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