Tag: handmade pottery
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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
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How To Make Old Clay Pliable Enough To Use- Three Solutions
When I began my pottery journey, I found two pottery suppliers clay who made clay and glazes. Both were near Toronto, about a 4 to 5 hour drive south from where I lived. Several years ago, we moved further south and are now only a few hours’ drive away. Fortunately, one supplier, my favourite, was on…
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Mocha Diffusion – Finished Products
Recently I shared how I did Mocha Diffusion and pottery technique. Here are the finished results after they’ve been fired in the kiln.
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Row House Mugs Are Completed – And Anxious For A New Home
Last February, I blogged how I painted row house on mugs. https://thebutlerspottery.ca/2023/02/07/back-to-my-roots-of-folk-art-painting-on-pottery-this-time/ They are finished. There was a nice surprise when I opened my kiln. The blue on the winter cup turned speckled, instead of a solid blue. It looks like winter snow on snow-capped houses. A few colours of the under-glaze paint ran into…
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Reindeer Ornaments
After a log time I finally got a reindeer rolling pin that worked. I made a few and showed them here.
