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Author: Joyce Butler
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Learning to Glaze and Fire Christmas Ornaments: My Journey and Tips
Best way to fire ornaments in the kiln
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Black Friday Sale On Etsy
Looking for that one of a kind gift. I have been selling my handmade pottery on Etsy/TheButlersPottery.com for several years. This weekend I am having a Black Friday sale at 15% until Tuesday. Click on the orange button and it will take you to my Etsy shop, The Butler’s Pottery. I have many items of…
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The Art Of Kintsugi – Embracing Patched Ceramics
Occasionally I break a ceramic piece, especially when I transport it to an art show. That is what happened to this berry bowl. I used to toss broken pottery into the garbage. Then I discovered the Japanese art form of Kintsugi. Kintsugi is a 5th-century practice meaning to join with gold. It is the Japanese…
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Making a New Design of Spoon Rests
During my first pottery lesson on the wheel, I was told it takes 12 years to become a good potter. Anxious to make potter while honing my wheel-turning skills I hand-built pottery. One project I made was spoon rests shaped like maple leaves. I rolled out a slab of clay and then rolled maple leaves…
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Making A Mould From A Turtle?
My neighbour had a turtle shell. I don’t know where he got, and I don’t want to know. I think he found it. Turtle shells are their bone. When they get old, and 6 shell would be the last to decompose He loaned me the turtle shell. I rolled out clay and pressed it over…
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Yarn Bowls – Animals, Snot Nose and Surprise Faces or Basic Ones – All Kinds
I make whimsical yarn bowls of faces, animals and snot nose ones
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Decorating Abstract Grape Vines on A Planter – How I Did It
This planter couldn’t be plane Jane, It needed a decorative touch like grapes on vines