Last year at Michael Harbridge's workshop we made marbled clay with a white and a red clay. The pot that I made came out awesome and I've been meaning to make one with brown bear and b-mix for a while.


Making the marbled clay takes a bit of time, but isn't hard. I started by rolling out 6 coils about the width of a pencil in each of the two clay bodies. Then I took 2 brown bear and 2 b-mix and held them together. Then I twisted them until they wouldn't twist any more without breaking. Next I rolled that back into a fat coil, folded in half, and twisted again.




When I felt like the clay was mixed together to to the right amount of consistency I rolled a fat coil that was probable about 3/4 of an inch. I cut coins from the coil a little thicker than a quarter and then rolled them with a pony roller to make them thinner and wider. I used the clay puzzling molds the same way I would with any clay.




I love the marbled agate look. One of the coolest things about these is that no two pots will ever be exactly the same.

We went to get ramen a week ago and I decided I wanted to make a ramen bowl. I roughly measured it and am making some prototypes. They have the same top and bottom diameter, but different heights. We'll see which works better and then I'll make more, or alter the dimensions.

I've seen pictures of glaze chip plates on social media and wanted to try it. I've been saving all my empties for a while and am now drying them out so I can make glaze chips. They are just drying now, but when I scrap the extra glaze out I will wear a mask just in case.


I'm also going to reuse some of these bottles for the Clayscapes Jessica Putnam Phillips celadons when they come so I can easily access them and brush them on.

I've been meaning to make wall planters for a while. I think they're really cook looking, but also I had someone suggest it at a fair a while ago. They are fairly simple to make (she say's hoping not to jinx herself). It makes sense to make 2 at a time because you'll end up with two half circles. I use a 12 inch circle I had lying around. Make 3 circles and cut one in half. I made my walls 3 inches high. It's ok if you can't make the whole circumference with one strip, just join them well. You want them to be a little firm so they don't just flop down. Add a coil to secure the seam.


The top will need support until it's leatherhard. I just stuffed some extra plastic in to hold it up. You can leave the front flat, but I really like the ruffle look. Since I did the ruffles, when I flipped it over to clean up the back I flipped it onto a piece of foam. When it's firm enough put holes in the top to hang it.

I have a commission for a large platter that has sunflowers and lemons on it. I wasn't really sure how I was going to go about it, but ultimately decided on trying mishima. There isn't a specific deadline for it so I've been taking my time.




As I was prepping to do this I decided to do some practice plates as well. Once the clay was leather hard I added a coat of wax - that's the purple tinge you see. It will burn off in the firing. Once the wax is dry you can carve through it.




I decided to just to black underglaze on all of these.




You have to wait until its dried a little bit before you wipe back. It's important to always wipe with a clean sponge.




This is the commission platter with the sunflowers and lemons. I'm really happy with how it's coming out.




The plates will now just dry normally until I bisque fire them.

I found a bee placemat at a craft store a few weeks ago and have been waiting to try it out. It's much wider than it is tall so I worked with the shape to make this centerpiece. I draped it over my large bisque mold from my wok. I really like how it turned out, but a little worried that the sides will sag in firing. We will see.