Happy 2020, readers!
This is my first post of the new year, and it’s a been a while since my last post, because I have had an incredibly busy but very wonderful holiday season. Am I ready for 2020 and all that it has in store for me? Bring it, baby!
In December, just before Christmas, we at the Red Barn Pottery – where I rent a small studio space – prepped, stacked, fired and then unloaded the big gas kiln. I was surprised to learn that I fired more in cubic inches than my fellow potters, especially after having worried that I hadn’t contributed my fair share and would disappoint my awesome potter friends. Zoiks!
It was a great firing. Having spent the bulk of my time working in my home studio, it became glaringly clear that I missed the Red Barn potters – their friendship and companionship, their brilliance and tendency to inspire – all of it. Working at home alone is … well, lonely. It’s wonderful to have my own space at home, but also wonderful to have a place where like-minded artists can exchange ideas, chat about whatever comes up; laugh, advise, help one another and fill voids.
On that happy note, I wish everyone a happy, safe and prosperous new year. Oh, and please check out my pots from the latest kiln firing – tons of great information to apply to my next firing.
Flat slab platter; b-mix clay. 
White basket bowl; b-mix clay. 
Inside of talking pot bowl; b-mix clay. 
Outside of talking pot bowl; b-mix clay and underglazes. 
Refired dancing pot; 900 clay. 
Sushi plates; 900 clay. 
Test tiling underglazes. 
A new way to wax pot bottoms. 
My new favorite set of bowls. 
Bottoms of my new favorite set of bowls. 
Inside one bowl from my new favorite set of bowls. 
A soup bowl I made a couple of years ago for Jenny, then lost it, then found it when I cleaned out my closet. 
Warm spicy bean dip in my casserole dish. 
A helping of my warm spicy bean dip in another bowl I made.
Crackin' Crow Pottery 