Stuff at CA Tile Supply on 10th West.

I just had to share the amazing cake my sister brought from the big city. Oh My!!!
Mirangue frosting, with tons of fruit.
It may inspire some sort of pottery, right?




















This shows CA Tile Supply's display with a few of our pieces.

May Classes

May and June Classes Coming Soon!

April 2009 Classes

The Video

April Classses 2009

Class Times Still Available for April:

Wed. April 15 and 29 10:30, 1:30 or 3:00

Fridays April 17 and May 2 10:30, 1:30 or 3:00

Choose which days you would like, then what time, and call me or e-mail me.
Hand building.

$10. per student for the two sessions, total.

Up to six students could easily fit in our studio.

Looking for seniors, grandparents, moms groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,etc. who may be interested in these beginner classes.

Just e-mail me. biscottipottery@gmail.com

Spring Classes and Stuff

Lakes and Valleys Art Center in Lake Hughes

We joined the Art Guild in Lake Hughes.
The shop is open on weekends. I would call first to make sure.

Lakes & Valleys Art Guild.
43751 Lake Hughes Rd
Lake Hughes, CA 93532
(661) 724-1312

Pass the Rock Inn, going west, then turn left on Lake Hughes Rd.
It's on the right.

Another Fun Class March 2009

March 09 classes

Classes for March 09

I have a few class openings for this month.

Mondays March 9 and 23 at 10:30 or 1:30.

Fridays March 13 and 27 at 1:30 or 3:00.

$10. per student for the two sessions.
First session we make the clay project. Second session we glaze it.

Call for information or write to
biscottipottery@gmail.com.

I can set up a beginning class (coil and pinch pots) or a slab class.
Our studio can fit up to six students quite easily.
Having grandparents attend with the grandchildren is quite nice too.
Consider a date night too. Just e-mail me with your ideas and we will see what we can put together.

Pottery Classes Feb. 2009

Jan. Classes 2009 Majolica Glaze Low Fire

Aren't these great vibrant colors?

Some slab construction, some pinch pots, coil pots, and baskets.

Majolica Glaze Classes

Here's the address for pottery tutorials.

http://www.jhpottery.com/tutorial/slab.html

Slab Construction

Just thought I would add a link to a site that explains the details of making a box out of clay. We have just recently gone to the BIG City to fetch several new kinds of clay.

The one I tried today worked quite well for box making as you can see in the slide show.

I will try the other kinds of clay also.
Some of the clay and glaze are high fire, some low fire. So we have to be careful to mix and match correctly or things just don't turn out right.
Lots of science and chemistry and physics and all that going on in the pottery shop.

Slide Show of Next Class Ideas

Design your own class.

Just choose from the dates I send out and decide what kind of projects you would like to try.
Find a few others who would like to participate with you or I will put the class out on the e-mail loops. Then we see how it all comes together.
Thanks for looking!!

biscottipottery@gmail.com

My First Slide Show on Blog. I did it all myself!!!!

Items I may sell on Ebay soon....mamamercyme

Inside of the pitcher.







Inside of the vase.











The pistachio mug holds 10 oz.
Hot or cold drinks.
4 1/2 inches tall
3 inches across the cup part.























Vase
4 inches high
5 across
Holds 2 cups, hot or cold.
Food safe just in case you want to fill it with coffee.
I might just keep it.

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Pitcher in waterfall blues with cinnamon
at base.
Holds 4 cups.
Hot or cold drinks.
6 inches tall
5 inches across

Butter Bells

Put the softened, not melted, butter in the little one and cold water in the big one. Then set the little one into the big one.
Keeps butter soft for a few weeks. (Oh? I'd use it by then for sure.)
This means that it is spreadable and doesn't get rancid as quickly.
(Oh? I never had any rancid butter, anyway.)
Perhaps this is for use by those who make their own butter and have no refrigeration and like spreadable butter.













Here's a link to explain butter bells:

http://www.webexhibits.org/butter/crocks.html

This one I titled Misfit as it just fits if you turn it to a certain spot. It's so cute. But I really think butter bells are silly.
I may try it anyway.
This one doesn't hold much butter.

On Ebay I am Mamamercyme.....Dear Son #1 named me.

I am attempting to sell on ebay. Quite another learning curve, but why not?

So this is the bottom of the bowl. Signed. MC with a 2 since it took both of us to make this bowl. MC squared.






This bowl holds 3 cups easily. 8 1/2 inches x 2 1/2 inches.
Blue and green waterfall effect.









This is the Fat Lip Mug.
One of a kind.
Holds about a cup. Blues and greens.