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Have you ever heard of Thermal Runaway? "Thermal runaway is a self-accelerating process where an increase in temperature causes further heat generation, leading to uncontrollable temperature rise and potential destruction." Minus the "destruction" aspect and keeping the potential aspect, attending workshops where you learn new techniques have a lot in common with the process of thermal runaway. Let's translate that definition to suit our purpose here. "Creative runaway is

Wheel thrown and hand-built teapot/ Artist: Charlene Randolph I used to wonder what I was doing wrong when I would open up the kiln and find a good 10+% of the kiln with some sort of firing flaw. I use the term firing flaw because most of these issues don't appear until they go through that final intense glaze fire that brings both the beauty and the heartache. I spend hours, yes hours, in my mind before I ever approached the clay, excitedly contemplating how I would bring t

Where to get supplies for your pottery .

As I sit and ponder my life and where I want to "be" in my future, I first take a quick glance at the past. I remember graduating high...

I absolutely LOVE texture in clay! I love seeing a glaze come to life and do all it was designed to do as it flows over the hills and...

December 21, 2018: "Welcome to my Studio" Greetings everyone. Thank you for visiting my website. I am excited to finally bring some...