I had the opportunity to go to a workshop with Annie Chrietzberg at the Village Potters Guild in Plymouth, MI. It was a fantastic experience.

I first learned of Annie through Clayshare and had taken a few online workshops with her over the past few years. One that I would highly recommend is her January cups class which over the last few years has gone through her entire repertoire of cups.

There were two things I was really looking to get out of the class and I feel like I made progress on both. The first was how to use a puki. The puki is a way to create a footring on a hand built object. The second is hollow handles.

I've been in Michigan weekly for work for over a year now so all I had to do was drive a bit. The Village Potters Guild is a lovely little studio that I wish was closer to where I was working. Everyone there was so helpful. The food was some of the best I've ever had at a workshop. All in all it was a great two days. We managed to make 5 projects in the two days.




Technically I was supposed to make one of Annie's squirrels, but mine really wanted to be a sheep :)

This is my favorite of the projects from class. I immediately started using it in my purse. Definitely going to make a few more.

This is my second project from sewing glass. How cute are the eggs and the farm scene?

Not a lot of new stuff in this kiln. A few experiments with some new glazes that I'm happy with.

Laguna 60 Amaco Storm x3	Laguna 60 Opulence Emerald x3
KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Frosted Lemon x3 Night Moth x2 Mayco Hot Tamale, Orange a Peal, Sunkissed, Java Bean, Blue Yonder, Fruit of the Vine	Laguna 60 Clayscapes Cream 2 dips
Laguna 60 Spectrum Sangria x2	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear	Laguna 60 Amaco Storm x3
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Frosted Lemon x2 Night Moth x2 Mayco Tuxedo, Cotton Tail, Silver Lining, Carribean Blue, Cutie Pie Coral, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear
Mayco Red Gloss x2 White Gloss x2	Mayco Bluebird x3 Basketball x2 Tuxedo
Laguna 60 Top: Mayco Milk Gloss x3 Bottom Left: Laguna Jade x3 Bottom Right: KY Mudworks Gardenia x3

Glazing a few bigger things goes way faster than glazing a lot of smaller things. This kiln has a lot of bowls, soup mugs, and platters.

In all my copious free time (ha ha), I decided to take a sewing class. I just finishing my first project which was a pillow case. The fish fabric was perfect for Craig so I had to use it. Willow insisted on photo bombing. I don't actually need a bunch of pillow cases, but this one turned out so well that I want to make more.