Boy, truer words and such were never spoken!

I believe in Kiln Gods.
It is the last thing I do before I light the Kiln.
Molding a form with clay, entrusting it to protect the work within.
It is like giving yourself up to the universe.
The Kiln God signifies that I am open to the possible.
Already I have done everything to the extent of my knowledge in the pursuit of a vision.
Aware of the unexpected, making room for the possible
Divine intervention.
I assume responsibility for the things that I know.
The rest is why I get up in the morning.~~Mark Chatterly- Ceramic sculptor/Artist

There is magic happening in the kiln. Magic and wondrous miracles that come from the above, the creator. How vast his mind and abilities when he can transform our minds into using the creative thought processes in which he gave us! My kiln God actually reflects my spiritual believe in my God so to speak for without Him nothing is possible. I do not use the kiln god as an icon to disrespect the creator but rather as a figurative tangible object that represents my Creator. It is a prayer that I offer up that all will go well inside the kiln and outside also, for the firing doesn't stop when the electricity shuts off-there is still the cooling process and transport process etc before the piece is actually done. By done I mean that it has been recieved by another person and is no longer in my hands.

demos

this is a demo i did this past weekend at winthrop flea market. i was asked to do some of my rose work again for a valentine's day sale so i figured it was a good time to bring them back into production. i use a basic bread dough flower making technique that i learned many years ago when i was baking specialty cakes. i though one day- why not try it out in clay and they are beautiful!

@009 Holiday Pottery Shop Opens Today!

It is the 11th of December and one sits down at the cpu wondering what am I going to do today?

And the answer comes out of nowhere as you are browsing your blogs! This one comes into focus and there it is!

Join us for the opening of the Holiday Pottery Shop in Downtown Hallowell today through Christmas eve from 10-6 (Christmas eve 10-2). We have many items to offer for those last minute Christmas, Hanukkah and other Holiday gift needs!

We are located @ 200 Water Street (right next door to Cerulean Art Gallery) in Hallowell.

Hope to see you all there!

k;o)

its snowing outside

and I have just finished glazing my bisqueware. Into the kiln it goes and out it comes oh the magic of high fire! I cant wait to see how the pieces come out-its like Christmas every time, each piece is amazing-or not but unique in its own way, and all is a life lesson on how to manuever around the good and the bad!

boxes of chocolates

and a pretty ceramic christmas ornament-$5 each, possible future item: box made with print decopauged on a box maybe with an ornament-$10-$15...

done running around like a chicken w/head cut off! ornaments and chocolates will be at flea market this weekend and I am setting up for clay demos at the flea market and moving to new booth on friday.

tomorrow ultra sound with son mike and his girl friend Leola.

supposed to be hanging at Augusta City Hall.

finishing up with business plan and powerpoint presentation for next tuesday--in front of legislator!

and making clay!

"it's the best time of the year, with the bells jingle jingling and every heart singing- have a hap hap happiest day of the year!"

Merry Christmas-k;o)

@4:20 p.m. today...

...I was amazed at the size and clarity of the moon as I was driving back into Augusta to pick up artwork from one of the members-Mary 'Clay' Spencer of the Central Maine Clay Artists for the display at City Hall this month. I also wished I had brought Paul's camera in with me because I missed out on beautiful landscape shots of reflections in the waters where we live---it was like a silver mirror image- absolutley stunning!