Snap Shots of the Holiday MADE fair 2013!

Thank you for coming out and supporting local artists!

Wood and Ceramic Jewelry - In Progress

These small (1.25" x 1.25" and 2" x .75") tiles are a return to some of my favorite subject matter. 

The structures of algae, diatoms and plants. 

The designs are carved into Cone 10 Stoneware through a layer of Titanium Yellow Flashing Slip.
I can not wait to see how they turn out after being fired in a Soda Kiln.

Work in Progress - Large Mugs

Large Stoneware Mugs to be Soda Fired to Cone 10.
Images are etched/stamped into a Titanium Yellow Flashing Slip with White Slip Details added.

I have no idea how they will turn out - but I hope they will turn out beautifully.

MADE fair Booth!

How much stuff can you fit in a 4 x 6 space?

This much:

Rustic Coffee Table - Custom Order

 After the last coat of finish dried, this came out of the workshop today:

The table top and the shelf are Douglas-Fir Slabs.  The shelf is joined with walnut pegs. 

The legs are peeled pine logs. 

A Surface to be Touched

I run my hands over the satiny surfaces of the cups I am unwrapping.  They need to be touched.  The water etched images are lifting through the surface of the glaze.  Last night I brought back a box of still warm to the touch cups and I am just now taking a moment to soak them in.  They are beautiful. 

 The leather hard surface with shellac designs.                                       The final glazed result.

The surfaces are subtle and satiny.  The cups nestle into palms of my hands.
Soon I will box these up, and Sunday I will drive them downtown to MADE fair where they will passed from hand to hand and touched.

Cutting Boards: A Solid Foundation

There are days when I feel frazzled and scattered, my to-do list running away from me.  But, when I pull out my cutting board and start chopping the ingredients for dinner my world calms down and comes into focus. The act of preparing food forms a solid foundation for my day and my world falls into order.  

These are photographs of a few of the many butcher blocks, cutting boards and serving trays Adam has constructed in his backyard workshop.  They offer beauty, sustainability and a solid foundation to your daily routine.  

Locally Harvested Maple Butcherblock

Reclaimed Mahogany Board Set 

Live-edge Locally Harvested Walnut Cutting Board

Tumblers in Progress

As my brush touches travels across the surface of the cold leather hard tumblers images of my summer loves appear. 

Puffy dandelions.

Lush green leaves. 

Peonies.

Poppies. 

Tall trees. 

Bunches of Beets. 

Little houses under big shady trees. 

As the plants and flowers grow along my garden and the neighborhood blossoms the images on the tumblers grow and change and reflect the changes of the season.