Next year I'm going to start making holiday stuff in July. I'm frantically making a bunch now for my final show of the year. This adorable set is made with stamps from De La Designs and Gifts. These are in Laguna 60, but I'm also making a few more in B-Mix. I ordered more Laguna 60, but it hasn't been shipped yet so I'm down to my last 50 pounds.

I'm getting ready for my last show of the year coming up on December 3rd making wintery items. The show is the Howard County Holiday Mart. Tickets are available online for $5, but if you use the code HOLIDAY50 you get $1 so tickets are only $4. While this is my first year at the show, this is the 50th year for the Holiday Mart and I'm really excited for it. Hope to see you there!


Both of these bowls were made with winter themed placemats. The one above is a poinsettia and the one below a snowflake. Both were made with a slab, the texture rolled in and then I used a needle tool to cut around the placemat to create the edging. The slabs were then draped over a mold. For the poinsettia I used a large one I made myself from the inside of a wok. The snowflake was one of Michael Harbridge's puzzling molds. Both got rather large foot rims so that they'd look elegant off the table.

I feel like the poinsettia has to be red, but what color for the snowflake?

Several pieces of mine will be at the Harford Artists Association Gallery in Bel Air, MD in their Wonders of Winter gallery exhibit through January 8th. The opening reception is November 12th from 1-4. I feel so fancy having my work in a gallery even if it is just a quaint little one near home.

When I dropped everything off the gallery was in a state of flux as all the walls were bare and they were bringing in all the work for the new exhibit. I can't wait to see everything displayed. If you're local it's definitely worth dropping by to see during the opening or just during their normal hours. They are located just behind the Bel Air Armory.

Last week on Clayshare Live with Michael Harbridge he showed how to make giant ornaments. I had to make some right away. I made 3 sizes and I love how they came out.


I actually have 3 more in process that I want to make slightly different so they'll look like they're on their side.

For a while my glazing setup has been a little workbench in the garage next to my kiln. When we moved the kiln into the garage Craig moved out. He built the workbench, but now he's moved to the basement and expanded. The workbench is maybe 3 feet long or so. Before that I had always glazed at a studio so I didn't really know if it was good or bad.

This year has been the first year that I've been actively selling my work at shows. This means I've had to make schedules for myself that I have to keep. Which means that sometimes it's really really hot outside when I need to glaze.

At one point over the summer it was probably 100 degrees in the garage. Craig came out and was like - what is wrong with you. I looked down and I was soaking wet. I was literally covered in sweat. It was gross, very very gross.

The heat wave hadn't broken and I had another kiln load I needed to glaze so I setup my tables in the space between the kitchen and the family room. I put a chair in between them and I can use one table as a staging area and the other as my primary space.

I don't know that I can go back to the small workbench in the garage. Having more space means that I can do more. I can also line things up in an order vs having to put it on the shelf. It helps me keep track of how many coats I have. Temperature controlled so I'm never too hot or too cold. Also GIANT TV to watch while I glaze.


When we move to NY and I design my future studio having a permanent space setup like this is a must.

I have one more show this year at the Howard County Holiday Mart on December 3rd. I was really focused on stuff for fall and only have a few weeks to gear up for the Holidays/Winter. I started with a set of these cute little snowmen plates.

I also made a few larger bowls that I will share once I've turned them over that I think will be nice. I'm envisioning a few tree bowls/plates as well.

What I can't decided, this being my first year selling, is how much people will want to buy specifically holiday themed stuff vs stuff that can be used year round.