Hi Folks,
Got a few more mugs done for you. These are some beauties...
Mug #1: Pirate Girl returns! With two poses, treasure chest and crossed sword and flintlock pistol inside. $75 plus shipping:
Sold, thank you so much!
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Gen 2 Steel MikroStiks
Happy Wednesday!
It's gloomy and overcast today, and supposedly we will finally get some rain tonight and tomorrow. Good day for a sale I think...
Today I have some steel MikroStiks for you. These are the Gen 2 version, and they are all stamped I believe. There are some smooth ones and a few with light raw bar finish as well.
Steel MikroStiks will run $55 plus shipping and the link is below. Thanks for slipping by today, and hope your week is going great!
All gone, thanks very much!
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Zr QuickDraws
What a fine Tuesday morning out there today! The air is crisp and tons of leaves are turning gold. I'm sure I will be raking them up in a week or two.
Today I have a handful of Zirconium QuickDraws for you. A cool little tool and not one that I am likely to make again anytime soon. These are generously stamped with a wide variety of images.
Zr QuickDraws will run $65 plus shipping and the link is below. Thanks for popping in today and hope your week is shaping up to be a good one.
Gone in a jiffy, thanks so much!
Monday, September 23, 2024
MugShots!
Howdy Everyone!
It's a nice one out there again today. We have had a very mild September so far, and the constant rain we experienced over the summer has been replaced with rather dry conditions, bordering on a drought. Amazingly, the coast got huge rain storms this weekend and we got nary a drop! Anyhow, the drought has made for beautiful weather, but I have had to water the pitiful end-of-the-season remains of my garden nearly every day.
A few years ago I sent out a pile of photographic prints from my camera hobby. They have ended up getting traded around for years, and I have often had people asking me for more. One of my favorite cameras over the years has been the marvelous Fuji Instax which is similar to the old fashioned Polaroid but a little smaller in print size. Recently I decided to try a series of new images and I thought I would see if there was interest in them. The nice thing about instants is that they are so immediate, and the Instax prints will fit in standard baseball card sleeves. The prints can also be name stamped, so I can make these all signed collectible originals by simply taking them to the anvil and lightly striking them.
This first group is a collection of images of my hand made mugs and other ceramics. I have all sorts of subjects here, and some of the images include the steps in making the mugs, some include the finished products. I fooled around with half frame images for a lot of these so that you can see both front and back of the mug, or details such as the interiors. Most of the shots are printed on my favorite Instax Rainbow paper, but I have some black and white images as well. Super fun project! If I have a lot of interest I will make some other series from my collections such as tools, knives, antique cameras and wrist watches.
MugShot Prints will run $9 each plus shipping and the link is below. Thank you so much for stopping in, and for your continued interest and support!
First round is gone, thank you so much! :)
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Three More Mugs!
Happy Thursday Folks!
Man oh man, it has been so crazy busy lately. I'm sick of it and just want to crawl back into my shop. Luckily it looks like all my dentist, lawyer, eye doctor, house chores, lawn mowing, air conditioner removal, shopping and socializing agendas will be over tomorrow and I can settle back into some production.
Coming up I will have some unique photo offerings so please stay tuned for those. People have asked me repeatedly for photos and I have come up with some for next week. Also coming will be titanium E115 tools, hopefully by the end of next week.
Today I have a handful of new mugs for you. These are in the usual 13-15 oz range and have a variety of fun images.
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Mug #1 Bird Mug with cute Squirrel, Chanterelle mushrooms and Feather inside. $75 plus shipping:
Sold, thank you!
Wednesday, September 04, 2024
Pottery Seconds!
One of the most frustrating things in ceramics is when you put in a whole lot of time and everything is going great, but in the final glaze firing something goes wrong and the glaze isn't perfect. To be honest it was one of the aspects that drew me to metal work 25 years ago and made me give up pottery. With metal you are so much less likely to make mistakes and usually minor problems are correctable.
These three large mugs have small glaze defects where the glaze was thin, or it got bumped when they loaded the kiln, but they are still spectacular. Small discount on them. ;)
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Mug #1: 12 oz Kayak Girl with Cat Tails, Wooden Dock and a Frog inside. $55 plus shipping
Sold, thank you!
Sold, thank you so much!
Three More Mugs
Hi Everyone,
Another stellar day here in New England. I will savor these next few days because there is definitely a crisp feel to the air this morning. Yesterday I was riding around and I spotted a couple of maples that are starting to get a hint of orange on their leaves already, so it won't be long.
Today I have three smaller mugs for you with a short and stocky shape. These are around 9-11 oz so would be great for an evening cocoa with a splash of Kahlua and dollop of whipped cream. For those times when you still want a little something but don't want to be up all night heading for the bathroom, lol..
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Mug #1: Simple nature theme with gorgeous butterfly inside. $55 plus shipping
Sold, thank you!Tuesday, September 03, 2024
Mugs Round Two
I'm back! :)
Here are a couple more...
Mug #1: Welsh Dragon with large Cannon, Crossed Swords and Castle inside. $70 plus shipping
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Sold, thank you so much! :)
Four New Mugs!
Howdy Folks,
What a nice weekend it was here. It was cloudy and warm for much of it, but today the sun has returned and temps are super comfortable, even chilly this morning. Typical September!
I built several dozen mugs this summer, but it will take some time to get them all glazed and finished. This is just a handful that I was able to get done in the past week. More will be coming as the weeks go on so stay tuned. :)
We had some trouble at the studio lately with many of our staple glazes running out. Because many old time glaze recipes call for special natural minerals that are mined, some of the mines have run out and now glazes have to be reformulated with the new minerals that are available so that they will melt out correctly and also "fit the ceramic bodies". It is very tricky because there are four different clay bodies at the studio so the glazes need to be able to work with all four of the different clays. Small tweaks in the recipe can make a huge difference in how the glaze interacts with the clay body and it doesn't always work out.
My friend Irene at the studio has been working on making a new line of glazes for us. So far the green and the blue are great, but I did ruin two mugs with another of the reformulated glazes, so not all of them can be trusted yet. As the fall progresses several other glazes she is working on will get worked out and I should be able to get some other colors going. My challenge is that I have all these cool textures and stamps that I'm working with, so I need translucent finishes that will allow you to see highlights of the images through the glassy surface, lighter where the glaze is thinner and darker where it pools up.
These latest mugs are coming out great. I have a good hand building routine down now and I have been able to get more consistent sizes and shapes going with this series. Most of these have three images stamped around the mug, and then a fourth image inside which often gets filled in partially with melted glaze. Bottoms are all textured and are given an iron oxide wash to give contrast and color. They are about 13 oz on average, which is a good size for coffee, and I tend to roll the slabs out thickly so the mugs are quite hefty and will keep the heat in a bit longer. I've been having a blast telling little stories with combinations of images so expect some very interesting and unexpected subjects coming up.
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Mug #1: Cows and CowGirl. Really fun images with a barbed wire border. This piece is slightly smaller at 12 oz... $65 plus shipping:
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