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!
Snow Day in Arkansas
Yesterday we had a snow day. For those of you who live with snowy winters you will roll your eyes and call us babies but here in Arkansas, snow days are a rarity and we just can’t handle it. Please note this post may contain affiliate links and I may earn a commission...
Goodbye 2022, Hello the rest of my life.
As creators, makers and artisans, the months leading up to the Holiday Season can be quite stressful. We have holiday shows to participate in, customers who need special gifts made, on-line shops to fill and tons of trips to the post office. For me that meant gearing...
Drawing out designs in Procreate for Sgraffito Pottery
One thing I am always on the lookout for are new ways to experiment and play with graphic designs before I commit them to clay. I believe I have found a solution in an iPad, an app called Procreate and an Apple Pencil. Now I can work out my designs without hunting...
Damp Boxes – Storing Wet Pottery Pieces
I wish I could be out in my Pottery Studio every moment of every day but sometimes I just can't. Damp Boxes have helped me keep my pieces wet for a long time which is pretty important to me as a Sgraffito Artist. Storing pottery so it stays wet pottery becomes...
Decorating Pottery – How sunflowers gets their color in my pottery studio
Sunflowers are one of the coolest and happiest flowers ever!! One of my most favorite subjects to Sgraffito Carve and Underglaze Paint on my pottery are sunflowers. Those Bright, Big and Beautiful Buds are as much fun to create on pottery as they are to look...
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...
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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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