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Trying to get enough work ready for my first bisqu

Trying to get enough work ready for my first bisque firing for the year. A few pieces of client's work needs to get done.
#ceramics #drawing #sliptrailing #madebyhand #fox #forest

A fun evening led by Jeffrey Macklin @jacksoncreek

A fun evening led by Jeffrey Macklin @jacksoncreek . We each made 3 designs, starting from small to a bit larger. It was really nice seeing all the different designs each person came up with. Fun stuff.
#linocut #printing #eveningclass #learning #artisanspeterborough

Working on making some new cards. This is a linocu

Working on making some new cards. This is a linocut I abandoned last year. It’s based on a photo by @_katy.did.it_
I’ve now coloured it using Procreate. Not perfect, but I’m happy with it. I’m taking a linocut course on Monday. I want to try to work a bit bolder as all of my work so far has so much fur!
#linoprintmaking #procreate #fox #colour

Getting to work on some new ideas and some old one

Getting to work on some new ideas and some old ones. Looking forward to seeing how some of them work out.
#ceramics #bowls #pictures #boxes #animals

I am loving how this is working. It's not really m

I am loving how this is working. It's not really magic, but it feels like it.
#ceramics #clayscraps #clearwater

That's the sewing machine put away for another fou

That's the sewing machine put away for another four years. I got that out of my system. I ended up hand sewing the border. Then I could annoy the cat. 🐈
#quilt #rainbow

It's so satisfying when a transfer works out. I di

It's so satisfying when a transfer works out. I didn't fancy drawing all of those circles with a slip trailer.
#ceramics #pottery #madebyhand #platter #fox #forest #kawarthalakes #silkscreen #transfer

What you get when you try to put the binding on a

What you get when you try to put the binding on a quilt. 🐈😅

When you have a problem, think sideways. I've had

When you have a problem, think sideways. I've had my beloved pugmill since 2011. However despite not using porcelain clay, the interior has pitted really seriously. I can't afford another $7k so I thought, why not find out if I can just replace the barrel with a stainless steel barrel as they look exactly the same. So after a few emails I was led back to Frank Tucker at #tuckerspotterysupply and sure enough, it is a thing! I'm so thankful to Tuckers for helping with this. I can't wait to refit my beloved pugmill. #pugmill #refit #pugging #reclaim #ilovemypugmill #nowaste

This, my friends, is what happens when you try to

This, my friends, is what happens when you try to do too many things at once. I was helping someone glaze a few items with clear. But I had gone to get the wax resist for them, took off the lid and then when the battery died on the drill I bent over spilling the wax into my lovely clear glaze. I'm pretty sure I can't save it. Shame it was the fullest bucket. 🙄
#mistakes #nogooddeed #ceramics #argh

Size 10 cat in a size six box. This does not look

Size 10 cat in a size six box. This does not look comfortable. Your cat laugh of the day, more pottery soon.
#catsofinstagram #catinbox #cat

I'm ending the year with a project of a different

I'm ending the year with a project of a different kind. I'll take it to be quilted next week sometime. Back to ceramics now. Thanks for everyone who followed, liked and even bought some of my work this year. Let's hope the world gets kinder and we can try to make our bit better. Happy New Year. The best to you all.
#newyear #2023 #bekind #artwork #quilts

A little tour around my new home made clay trap. S

A little tour around my new home made clay trap. Shiny!
#pottery #pails #water #plumbing #clay

My new clay trap. Why pay thousands when you can

My new clay trap. Why pay thousands when you can make up your own? Really pleased and hubby was tickled with his efforts. #claytrap #pipies #clayscraps

Oh how cocky I was. I'm not much of a sewer but di

Oh how cocky I was. I'm not much of a sewer but did make a quilt about four years ago and fancied myself an expert. 🤣 So I bought two jelly rolls of material after being told that I'd need that much for a larger quilt. The first went together fine but something is amiss with the second lot of strips and it is way off being square. So here I am with my picking tool to see if I can fix this mess.
#amateur #quilt #pickingtime

Hubby went to his Christmas lunch party yesterday.

Hubby went to his Christmas lunch party yesterday. I thought for sure they'd cancel it. He would have been okay but his truck broke down not far from work and he had to wait three hours for CAA. They wouldn't tow it home so towed it back to his work. Luckily he has a home from home in his transport truck and had to stay there last night. Here is me tackling the snow drifts this morning so it is clear if he can get going today. It's -12c which wouldn't be so bad, but it's bloody windy! Feel bad for those trying to get places today.
#whitechristmas #freezing #snowblower

Thank you for a great year. Have a safe and health

Thank you for a great year. Have a safe and healthy holiday (oh, still eat lots of fun stuff, just avoid germs!).
#kerenrosen #holidays #illustration

It's coming together. Fun stuff. #quilt #rainbow.

It's coming together. Fun stuff.
#quilt #rainbow. #sewing

Not sure what I'm doing, to be honest. I don't hav

Not sure what I'm doing, to be honest. I don't have a pattern, just a general idea of the process. But its a colourful mess. As I've been sewing this, I kept thinking of ties. I'm also making platters in the meantime, so I don't get behind on that work. Now to find my cutter to cut these pieces into strips going the other way.
#notpottery #rainbow #quilt #noideawhatimdoing

After all of my shows are over for the year, I lik

After all of my shows are over for the year, I like to take some time to do something entirely different. Here are the colours ready to make a new quilt. I think it will be very colourful.
Thank you to everyone who bought my work this year. Artists are often working in a vacuum (or a basement) and don't know if anyone will like their work. So it's nice to know someone gets it.
#thankful #quilt #notpottery #rainbow #colourful

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