My Pottery Blog
Welcome to my Pottery Blog
Being a potter has its moments. It’s not always zen-like with pretty colors and Patrick Swayze has never visited. There are just as many disasters as there are successes. I hope to share the process!
It’s OK to say NO to art commissions
The first time someone asked me to make something special just for them it was an ego boasting compliment. Someone thinks so much of my work that they want something special. How cool was that and how could I say no!!! After a few of those, however, I found it was a...
Big changes ahead for me and my pottery art
There comes a time in our lives when we start thinking about what our future holds and where we need to be. For me that has always been about every five years! I guess I just need to shake things up a bit, every now and then. In 2015 I bought the building where I...
10 pottery tips for the beginner potter.
You make throwing on the potter's wheel look so Easy! That is usually the first words out of the mouths of students who come into my studio to try their hands on the potter's wheel. Making everyday, functional objects from a hunk of mud has been around for 1000's of...
Social Media and the Artist.
Social Media and the artist.... Do you love it or hate it? Social Media is the perfect opportunity for artists to get their work seen by a large audience. It's free and easily accessible. Its full of photos that are wonderful to look at and we get to see into the...
New Year, New Kiln Elements and Thermocouples
After 4 years and 125 firings, it was time to start thinking about replacing the Kiln elements and thermocouples in my L&L Easy-Fire Kiln. I have model e23S-3 with a Bartlett Controller but It looks like replacing these items is pretty much the same on all the...
2021 …..and thats a wrap
It seems that the older you get, the faster the year goes by. I am writing this from my son’s house in Utah where Ben and I have come to celebrate Christmas. They have two young ones, but the young ones aren’t so young anymore. One is 10 years old and the other is...
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My name is Dani and I am the potter behind this page! I am retired and having a ball being the artist I always wanted to be. My studio is located in NW Arkansas where I live a quiet life, on a lake with my husband, 3 dogs and two cats.
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