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I am a studio potter/educator and mother of three. This blog is about my journey in all these areas. JEN
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Speckled Hen - Speckled Hen, Linda Starr Stoneware, Cone 6 oxidation 7.5 x 7.5 x 2.5 inches Here's the hen sculpture I was inspired to make after seeing the wonderf...
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Kilns for Sale 2012 - From Potter's Web: http://www.pottersweb.net/index.php?ad&cat=kilns OLYMPIC KILNS FACTORY SECONDS/DISPLAY MODELS 1 year warranty POTTERY/CERAMICS HB8...1 hour ago
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the s3xiest thing you have seen in your life is: one fact and one dream, we need YOU to check in - (Godzilla dismembering and eating a person while making a rude gesture, sculpture by Gary Rith) I am NOT saying the above is the s3xiest thing you have ever...6 hours ago
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Studio Mates - I measure my success by the friends I make along the way... This is a glory shot taken a few weekends ago by local award winning photographer Arturo Vera ...
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Let the pros do it - Most of you know that the photos I shoot for my blog are just down and dirty. I have a soft box that I set up next to a large window, I don't use lights u...
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A Goat in a Bucket - As I get older I get slower and it took me all day to come up with a second thing about me that you might not know, unless you are Tracey Broome. As you sho...17 hours ago
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Reception tonight - *The Earring Challenge 2011* For the past year, Julie Brooks, Megan Clark, Suzanne Krill, Lillian Jones and Betty McKim have challenged themselves to...
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Thursday - Morning all Koichiro, the owner of the Gallery St Ives in Tokyo asked for some photographs of the inside of the workshop for use in some of the publicity. ...
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I saw The Two Fridas in Person. - I went to the LACMA in order to see: In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States. It was one of the most inte...2 days ago
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118 Before (2/7/20)12 - It's been longer than I care to admit since I've been in the studio making pots...but, I expect to be getting plenty of quality time with my Shimpo Whisper...
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Banana Split Anyone? - I ended up making this fun dessert dish because I was making some prototypes for a new larger oval form. As I was adding all of the details, I couldn't...
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Like my brother-in-law David, I blame it on the moon - Sometimes we need no prompting to dwell on a subject. Other times one word, a glance or a breeze can bring on the flood. I am consumed with parenting at thi...
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The Vase - Vase by Samantha Henneke (18"x4")- Winner of Honorable Mention on Vasefinder 2012 The Vase Both Bruce and I have focused many hours at the wheel in our st...
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Dilemma - Decisions, decisions. It has been an ongoing dilemma about which kiln to buy. I ended up choosing a Skutt 1027, single phase--- which arrived today and it ...6 days ago
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3 Years Blogging Anniversary… - Well, it’s three years today that I started this blog… what a long strange trip it’s been. So, what’s with the crutches (what’s the plural of hematoma, hem...1 week ago
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Finally. - Finally took a few photos and posted work from my studio shelves to my ETSY SHOP.
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January 27 - Jason Burnett Reception - Friday evening was the reception for artist Jason Burnett who was leading a two day workshop on Saturday and Sunday on his screen printing and decal work. ...
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MORE CERAMIC FLOWERS - I have discovered how much I really like making ceramic flowers. What's not to like... crazy colors, stacking lots of shapes into one piece! Almost like maki...
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New Woodfired Pots by Cary Joseph - It was very exciting getting to shoot Cary Joseph's new work. The range of color coming out of the anagama in Corning, NY is astonishing. There are times...
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it's all about the cardboard... - for the last few weeks, our lives have revolved around boxes...you know how it is when you're moving: did you find more boxes? how many boxes do we have? w...
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Potter's Palette at NC Pottery Center - If you look really hard, you can see my painting at the top left corner. Hope you're able to either attend online or in person! Probably preaching to the ...
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New Pots. Video - As promised. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhOimb0p8qM I’m going to start transitioning over to a new space this week. So it may be a day before you get another...2 weeks ago
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been a while..... - I'm still debating whether or not to drop this site. If I do, I'll still hang on to the domain name but have it jump to *twgray.net*, which I update much...3 weeks ago
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A couple of new surface details - I have really been enjoying some of the new surfaces that have been coming out of the kiln lately. It's interesting that when I really try to pick apart ...
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thinking about autonomy and Louise Mazanti - I finished another essay in Extra/Ordinary, Louise Mazanti’s “Super Objects.” Mazanti is a historian, curator and writer living in Denmark who, according t...4 weeks ago
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Winterwood - The colors in a late winter woods are incredible. Like no other season. A drive-by view from the distance of the highway doesn't reveal them. You have to...
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Cone 6...Wood! - Thanks to everyone who made it to last weekend's sale. It went great and lots of nice pots found nice homes. Now time for some R & R...after this weekend's...1 month ago
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Holiday Kiln Opening - Ho Ho Ho... it's time for our Christmas Holiday Kiln Opening! We have been busy making pots for the past few weeks for this special event. There will b...
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I'm The face of Small Business - It looks like I'm the new face of business advocacy in North Carolina!! Check it out Business Link North Carolina, Very cool.... My face, the face of small...2 months ago
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Exciting news! - No, I'm not pregnant again (although based on the past few years of my life, that would be a fair guess)! I have an instructional DVD coming out! The wonde...
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Advent envelopes for 2011 - Home and Garden Television (one of my favorites!) shows you some beautiful — and easy! – Christmas crafts, including one by Share My Craft user Katie Watso...2 months ago
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Video, Randy Brodnax and Don Ellis Workshop, and Open House - This is just a quick post to let you know about a few important events happening this weekend and next. And, I have a chance to try sharing a video of me...
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Spring 2011 - Hello friends, Sun anyone? It has been raining in Maine for a week and a half now….. can you say dreary? A couple of bright spots have been the weekend I s...3 months ago
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Working Again, With a New Perspective... - I've been back in the studio for a little over a week now - and much to my relief, it's great to have my hands in clay. To be honest, I was a little worri...
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Hello dusty old blog, it's been a while - I've been making TONS of work and not finding much (any)time to blog. If you're interested in following what's going on in my studio come find me on faceb...5 months ago
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New path - I have been trying to catch up on all my orders because my life is about to change DRASTICALLY!!! I am very excited to announce that I have accepted a full...6 months ago
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Ack! - I know it's all broken, and that's because I was astoundingly short-sighted in storing the images on a website that doesn't exist now. I will restore, pati...6 months ago
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Sooo Pretty . . . - Ehllo....for lack of any other "art" to post, I pulled these out the other day. Some cartoons I drew at work a couple of years ago. I had just seen Bruno ...
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Could it be...? - Can an old storage shed find new life as a ceramic studio? In time, with a little help from my friends, it just might happen. Stay tuned.
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Fireworks - The people in our neighborhood are setting off fireworks tonight... In anticipation of Memorial Day, I suppose.8 months ago
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Paintings - Here are some large paintings in progress...camera sucks at picking up light re-fraction from oils, better pics of finished works coming next week, stay...
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Birdhouses and he finally gets a hat! - *"Creativity takes courage." *-Henri Matisse * * This guy is finally finished! He certainly needed a hat. It's made with galvanized metal and painted. I'd...
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Moving Soon. - Hello lovely readers! Soon I will move the contents of this blog to a new address: http://www.annlindellceramics.com . If you follow or subscribe here, ple...9 months ago
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Homecoming: Nothing is Lost - I am part of a group show all about the home, opens this Friday in the newly relocated Four Walls Art Gallery Hope to see you there! FOURWALLS ART GALLERY...
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a successful first bisque - I wrote this post just over a month ago, but for some reason, I never posted it. So here it goes (and there is more to follow). ___________________________...1 year ago
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New blog for Patricia Griffin! - I have a new blog address. Please visit me at my new place and see what's new in the studio! PatriciaGriffinStudio.com Thanks so much!2 years ago
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