Bowls, bowls, bowls

Last week I started a new making cycle of small dipping bowls. These were thrown off the hump. I'll make a bunch of these and sell them in stacking sets of four to six bowls.

Am actually traveling now... Hope to be back home on Christmas Eve! 

Mighty mice

A collection of singing mice made a fun Christmas gift for a recent customer who purchased them for her daughter, a member of the high school choir. Maybe they'll become a big hit with the high school girls and everyone will need their own! Why not??? You never know!

The girl who has everything can then get the "singing mouse" covered jar to hold

 her what-nots.  

Tile Play

I've been making garden tiles to display at the entrance of the studio gallery.  They're fun to make as a warm up in the studio and are small enough for tourists to pick up and take home as a reminder of their visit to the central coast. 

King for a day

Here's a little vase, the perfect gift for making that special someone feel like royalty!

New work

New work now available in the studio gallery!

I've been doing some small vases and like the way these turned out. I'm finding that shoppers are interested in the larger pieces, but are much more apt to reach for a small vase these days to actually purchase. Easier on the budget, easier to take home and give as holiday gifts.

Off to the studio this morning to finish glazing some small dipping bowls. Also need to make a sign to go out on the sidewalk in front of my place. 

Hope everyone has a great day!

Hospitality Night and Abundance

Hospitality Night in Cambria was fun!

My first year, so I didn't know what to expect.

All the shopkeepers offered goodies and the townspeople flooded the streets until about 9 that evening. Much of the shopping in Cambria is done by tourists on the weekend, but this was on a Thursday night and residents came out to see what was new.

I was semi-prepared, in that clay was not plastered all over the floor, tables, etc. Well, it was on the work-tables, but we just threw some red tablecloths over them and called it good!

My sister, Sharon Casey, was visiting and brought along some of her small art guilts for display and sale. I sold one the next day, so that was nice!

Here's one of her pieces, and me with plates full of cookies for visitors! (New work in the background put out earlier that day... That's why I'm still in my work clothes and baseball cap. Had big plans to go home and get cleaned up... Never happened!)

Free peace

I put these "peace" rocks out for the taking last week... Free.

My sister and I made them one day while sitting around before the election, talking about the state of the world and hoping for change.

When people came in to the studio/gallery and were interested in my pieces and the process, I offered them some peace to take home. They loved it.

We started out with 30 or so... All of the rocks are gone now.

Time to make some more peace.