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What Exactly is an Orb?

What Exactly is an Orb?

A few years ago I started making orbs or so it seemed. I started taking ceramics classes when I was 15 at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. Ceramics was one...

What Exactly is an Orb?

A few years ago I started making orbs or so it seemed. I started taking ceramics classes when I was 15 at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. Ceramics was one...

colorful stoneware tumblers

Color Theory

I am in the process of creating a new line. I am making new pottery shapes and new glazes. While I was looking at some tumblers I made some glaze...

Color Theory

I am in the process of creating a new line. I am making new pottery shapes and new glazes. While I was looking at some tumblers I made some glaze...

Season of Love Everyday Darn Day

Season of Love Everyday Darn Day

The day of love is coming up in a few days, but why not celebrate love every darn day! These stoneware mugs with red and colors from red are back...

Season of Love Everyday Darn Day

The day of love is coming up in a few days, but why not celebrate love every darn day! These stoneware mugs with red and colors from red are back...

Why All the Rainbows?

Why All the Rainbows?

Why rainbows? I'll tell you. In the fall of 2015, I was working hard making pottery for Christmas. One afternoon for fun, I made three little test pieces, each hand...

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Why All the Rainbows?

Why rainbows? I'll tell you. In the fall of 2015, I was working hard making pottery for Christmas. One afternoon for fun, I made three little test pieces, each hand...

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Chickens and Roosters

Chickens and Roosters

My old studio used to be in a chicken coop, sans the chickens. I loved it! It was old and quaint, and I even loved the old musty smell. To this...

Chickens and Roosters

My old studio used to be in a chicken coop, sans the chickens. I loved it! It was old and quaint, and I even loved the old musty smell. To this...