Leave the Dishes Workshop

Upcoming workshop on Saturday February 9 at 10:00 a.m.

We will make a square Four Seasons Plate and a leaf imprint plate So "leave" the dishes - get it!

Snail's Pace

My next project...

I painted the body with underglazes and then painted it with matte clear.  After firing, the surface was rife with crawling and shivering.  Into the bin.

Next I'm going to try stone finish glazes and colored matte glazes - no underglaze.  The shell is bright pink inside and pink stripes on the outside.  I will overglaze it with mother-of pearl when it come out of the first firing.

Well, that's the plan anyway...

Citrus and Berries Workshop

Another workshop for Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 at 10 a.m. We'll be making two projects again. The first is this tangy citrus plate.

It's a large dinner plate 11.75" diameter.  You can vary the design to make it any citrus flavor you like. For advanced painters, we'll also learn how to paint drops of water (not shown on this example.)

The second project will be this sleek bathroom tray. Great for holding your soaps, and product. Or use it as a votive or cheese tray. Very versatile indeed. The design is elegant, but with a faded, aged weathering that gives it some character.

Upcoming Workshop

This workshop is called Branching Out.  We'll be making two pieces again...

 First we'll make this wood tone frame with a Creative Image branch fired onto it.

We'll also be painting this lovely tray with a simple but elegant branch of flowers.

Hope to see you at this one.  We'll meet at Baked Goods Pottery on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. The cost is $60 and includes all supplies and materials.  And you'll have two great pieces to add to your collection or to give as gifts.

Happy New Year! Here's a Pie, a Skull, and Jewelry

More pieces to show.

First, here's the scary skull after firing.  Very shiny but grungy

The pie turned out delicious.  The apples have a little more red in them than I would like.

Here's the swirled clay pieces after glazing and firing.

I then decided to make some jewelry with decals. 2 gold, a dichroic film, and a creative image.

Added a few ebellishments to the jewelry and made a 5th dichroic glass piece.  Ready to fire.

New Workshop!

It's our first workshop of the new year!  We will meet Saturday January 19 at 10 a.m. and will finish around 1 p.m.  Feel free to bring snacks and drinks. Go to our workshop page to enroll or view all the workshops we have scheduled.  You can also call or come in to enroll - (314) 842-0110.  This year we'll do 2 projects, so while one is drying, you can work on the other.  This first class is $60 and includes all supplies and materials.

Our first project will be this lovely home decor tray.

We'll also make this striking sushi plate with hand-painted poppies.

Well we survived Christmas 2012! You all kept me hopping! And a big thank you for that! 

Since we love our customers SOOOOOO much, we have decided to give you a bonus as well! 

Until the end of business on Sunday, all Christmas items are 30% off! That's right, all trees, snowmen, reindeer, and ornaments are all 30% off! First come first serve. No pushing, no shoving. 

Just good will towards men! 

Muah! 

Jim