happy holidays

happy holidays everyone..
a brief break with my brothers and sisters
a big dinner with my boy Wyatt and everyone together...
then the work continues...
pictures coming after the festivities...
Wyatt says ... have some joy...
let the glow inside...

home in time for a nice morning snow...

Finally Back

home from CraftBoston, after Demarest...
hoping to unload the truck today
and begin photos of cups and bowls for those who asked
before I left...
long 2 weeks on the road
it's nice to be home and see my boy!
they're coming... I promise...

Demarest

it is time...
I will soon be joining 29 outstanding potters from around the country
all converging on Demarest to share their excellent work with us all...
a weekend of fantastic pots, good conversation and hopefully
many smiling faces, carrying packages back to their homes...
be there or be a rhombus!
see you soon...

Sanding and more sanding

the sanding continues...

Comfort

 I have spent the early evening with this cup
to check it out, of course...
after a day of sanding and cleaning cups...
there, unfortunately, is no way to communicate the "feel' of these cups in your hand, through the limits of this format... the landing places for your fingers, the slight damp of ice's condensation and it's enriching effect on the colors... the shifting of those colors through firelight... and the simple, sensual seduction of rotating it and allowing your hands to find new purchase... constantly changing, never the same...
to some these seem crude and lacking in the traditional American view of "craftsmanship"...
I can only say that this particular cup is the most comfortable and inviting cup I have ever held in my hands...
having gotten there, after 40 years,  is many times worthy of thanks on this day for giving thanks...

Whiskey Cup
4.5in.H x 4in.W

Shot Cups

when Wyatt surveyed the pots for the kiln he said
Dad you really don't have any of the "big honker pots" in this load
I know I said...but people might buy these...
from the kiln of cups

for those who like to pour it down...
Shot Cups or Saki Sippers
2.5-3in.H x 2.5-3in.W

Fluted Vase

Fluted Vase/ 3 views
12in.H x 3.5in.
$175

Squared Bud Vase

Squared Bud Vase
White Clay
11in.H x 2.5in.W
$150