Wow.  Ok.  I posted three times last year.  Better than zero times, but I can do better than that.  I wound up doing more work this year than ever before.  I got commissioned to make several different kinds of mugs which was fun.  I made a Harley Davidson mug for my step dad.  I made some Dr. Who inspired mugs for an old friend from high school and his family.  I started making pottery with stripes that has become quite popular at the local coffee shop.  My head is spinning with new ideas of the new year and I can't wait to get started.

Happy New Year!  Bring on 2014 and all the new adventures that come with it!

Glazed mugs

Village Grind Mug

Spent some time yesterday glazing mugs for the Village Grind.  I mostly did some basic glazing with one or two colors, but also had fun making a couple striped mugs and this floral one.

My hand built demos for the handbuilt mug class.

After many false starts, I am finally going to start blogging.  For the last few years, I have been very on and off with my pottery.  I let it get pushed to the bottom of the list.  My promise to myself with the new year is to make pottery time a priority.  Maybe not first priority, as my kids will always take that spot, but it will take priority over the never ending laundry waiting to be done and the housework that I always make myself finish before allowing myself to do pottery.  I have a bit more incentive now because I am actually making some money doing pottery.  I have started teaching pottery classes at a local art studio and I have been making mugs for the local coffee shop.  While neither of these endeavors make enough money to live on, the fact that I get paid to make pottery has allowed me to give myself permission to fit some clay time into each day.  I cannot get over how much I got accomplished this week alone.  So, with more clay time, I will actually have more to blog about.  I think I have had this blog for two years and have not really used it this whole time. More to come....I promised myself!