Unloaded a kiln
It’s been awhile since I’ve shared some of the pots made by Throwing Mud Gallery pottery students. Mark unloaded a kiln this morning: Seems like mugs seems to be a popular item lately. I like the texture on the handle … Continued
Student Pottery
It’s been awhile since I’ve highlighted a few of the pieces made by our students as Mark unloaded a kiln. This student focuses on handbuilding and made several little dishes using different textures and stamps. I can think of lots … Continued
Mark throws a mug
Mark throwing a mug in 2 minutes
Nobody told me I couldn’t, so I did!
Debra has only been learning how to make pottery on a wheel for a few weeks. Today, we were surprised to see the size of the bowl she was throwing! We all gathered around to admire her work – … Continued
Business Matters
A month or so ago we received a phone call from a rep. for a local cable program called Business Matters, wanting to know if we’d be interested in being featured in their television program. Let me think about that … Continued
creative student pots
Our pottery students learn the basic techniques of wheel throwing and hand building and then we’re excited to see how they take their learned skills and make pieces that are entirely their own. This student made tiles out of slabs … Continued
Mugs and a Frog
I like the shapes and glaze colors that were used for these 2 mugs One of our students had a clever idea for a flower arranger. She “threw” two bowl shapes on the wheel, cut a hole in the center … Continued
Making pottery on the wheel and hand building
Mark has unloaded a couple of kiln loads with student pottery. The following pieces were “thrown” on a pottery wheel: I love the deep purple glaze inside of these mugs. A cute little round pottery box Some of our students … Continued
“No great thing is created suddenly.” – Epictetus
I like to collect quotes, so I want to share some of my favorite quotes on creativity, along with some pottery made by some very creative people, our students: Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, … Continued