Year Ending...

Wow. Guess it's been a while since I've been on here...

Well, just wanted to mention that the shop is still open and my official last day for shipping is Monday, December 21st! All items are shipping USPS priority mail. (Free priority upgrade for ornaments!) That means 2-3 days depending on how far you are from me...I'm in NY. Actually, if you live in NY, NJ or CT, your package might be there by Tuesday. So get those orders placed by Sunday...Monday by noon at the latest! I will even gift wrap, include and note and ship directly to your gift's recipient!

And after these INSANE holidays are over, I'll be back to making work for some shows and hopefully posting a lot more often on here.

Happy Holidays!!

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I posted my first pedestal bird! Isn't she pretty? This one was my first attempt. I had this form in my head for a few weeks now. It's always so nice to see work go from a sketch on a piece of paper to pulling it out of the kiln. These two were attempts 2 and 3. I was experimenting with a thicker base and different carving patterns. Unfortunately the one on the left has a little crack around the spot where I inserted the "candle hole"- which was a separate thrown piece. I'm sure you'll be seeing that one in the good old sale section. These 2 were in the same glaze firing. They are off to Massachusetts on Monday. I do have a similar green vase that will be posted eventually. I'm a little attached to it right now....that happens a lot. I'll hoard pieces I really like for weeks. Just living with them in the studio, soaking up their good vibes...deciding on whether or not I should just keep them all for myself. :)

In the kiln.

Snow day! My husband (an elementary school math teacher by day, rock and roll drummer by night) is home today due to the 3 inches of snow (that was supposed to be 8-12) outside. I guess that's a good enough reason for me to take the day off too. Well, I would be taking the day off anyway because the kiln is on. I got to take a picture of the chicken jar just before it was loaded in. I hope there are no "issues" with it later on. It was fun to make, but I sure don't want to make another one. I usually make more than one for a custom order, but I just didn't have it in me this time.

I'll also be posting these little vases/candle holders on Etsy later. I just love them to pieces.