the wallet caddies are done!

I made two of them. they are hand built from fine porcelain and high fired, so they are super sturdy. The wallet goes in the gaping maw and rings or keys on the tail or horns... have put one of them in the shop and maybe the next one up after the upcoming Renegade Craft fairs in LA and SF.

Flower Farm in Loomis, Ca!!

You can now check out my tamer ceramics at the Flower Farm Nursery in Loomis, just north of Sacramento in Ca. I have a few korean Teacups there and a yarn bowl or two. None too monstery to fit the area :)
This is a great little coffee shop, nursery, local artist's store and Bed and Breakfast. Enough stuff there? Yeah, I would say it is just about right. They make a mean iced mocha, too!

Penguins aplenty!

Made these for a custom order. I made 3 extras, but I think I may keep one for myself ;)

MAKER FAIRE!

Don't forget! Maker Fair this weekend in San Mateo!
Ochibo and Skeletal Dropkick will be there with Wear Yeti! Much fun!!

FLAMES!

Little happy flames! the first ones came out of the kiln yesterday. Much fun! I will have more made in about a week. Logs and clouds, too :)

Renegade Craft Fair-Holiday!!

Yipee! Skeletaldropkick and Ochibo will be at the wonderful Renegade Craft fair! Hanging with the kids from Wear Yeti. WHat more can you ask for! I, for one, am quite pleased :)
Keep December 19th and/or 20th open!

That garlic demon...

Well. One of them died in the bisque fire. It is my educated guess that I did not let it dry out enough. Someday, I may learn that lesson... but, you do get to see how nicely I am throwing lately. Those are some pretty even walls.


And then there is the surviving piece...

big 'ol bowls!

I got a special order for a coupla big big bowls...I have to say that I have not thrown that much clay in awhile. I am afraid my arms will be sore tomorrow ;) I would say each bowl was about 5lbs of clay. A lot to muscle around on the wheel when your hands are small like mine. At least, that is what I tell myself so I won't bed bad about being wimpy...
I did 4, but the 3rd one got all wobbly and died on the wheel...It is now sitting in a bag to be recycled as soon as it dries out a bit...

updated website

I have finally updated my website. It is chok full of ceramics that I have not put online before. Really. You need to go check it out

I got some stuff from the kiln...

SO I got a bunch of stuff outta the kiln, but... I am SO disappointed in what it looks like. I usually use a cone 10 firing (2350 degrees F) but since I no longer have access to that kiln, I have had to use an alternative one. This kiln only goes up to cone 5 (2230 degrees) and, can I tell you what a difference that extra 120 degrees makes! dang. I had no idea. The top is what rutille looks like when fired to cone 10. Rather impressive, huh? The bottom image is what cone 5 does to cobalt and rutille oxides. I think I will be needed to get a kiln that goes to cone 10. I had wanted to save the energy that is needed for reaching cone 10, but if I don't like the result, what is the point?