Since I want to start producing items to sell more quickly, and I have such a small kiln for now, I have decided to shift away from large heavily carved pottery, and scale down my work. I plan to start making a lot more miniature teapots, and I am also branching out into ceramic jewelry, mostly pendants. I have made some preliminary sketches, while I am waiting on getting the plaster to finish the last bit of my studio. Hopefully these will be a successful product.

and playing with color ideas:

So, it’s been a lot of work, but I finally finished redesigning my studio. I changed the layout so that the work flow is more efficient, built all new shelving, a damp box, wedging/clay recycling table, and built a meditation room to wind down in. I can’t wait to go into production. All I have left to do is to make a trip to the local pottery store to get the plaster for the  wedging/recycling table, and then I just have to wait for the plaster to cure, and I can get back to work.

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So I have not been updating like I should. I’m redesigning my studio currently, in the hopes of beginning heavier production in 2012. I have not had time to make anything since June, but hopefully things will slow down a bit and I will soon be back in production mode.

So, I’ve been neglecting to update my site recently. Having a newborn has really tapped my time for creating pottery, so I haven’t really had anything to post. I hope to change that soon. It’s been 8 months since Kira was born, and I’m finally getting some time to work in the studio. So in the spirit of starting again, I decided to change my sites look to something a little cleaner and much simpler. I hope the change is well received.