tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61196034703066925742024-03-13T13:07:10.610-07:00Lori ellen PhillipsLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-78515742831532783502012-11-12T20:02:00.000-08:002012-11-12T20:02:06.348-08:00Well, it's new to youI managed to list a few things on Etsy recently that have been waiting patiently in boxes for several months now. Fortunately for you, pottery doesn't go bad. :)<br />
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Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-41343068142473845402012-11-11T13:20:00.001-08:002012-11-11T13:20:21.340-08:00New layout, new websiteI've just redone my blog layout quite a bit to be more cohesive with my new artist website I have been learning to make in my digital media class. I miss all of the color, but now it's a bit more streamlined, more professional perhaps, and plenty of color will always come with the work. :) <br />
I've been using <a href="http://www.cargocollective.com/" target="_blank">Cargo Collective</a> to build my website, and it's been working out wonderfully. I would definitely recommend it. And unless you choose to upgrade, it's free to use.<br />
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Check mine out here: <a href="http://www.cargocollective.com/loriellenphillips.com" target="_blank">Lori ellen Phillips</a>, or by clicking the link over there on the right of the page.</div>
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I've decided to use my middle name since there is already a Lori Phillips ceramics artist with a website, who'da thunk?! She is not me, in case anyone ever found her site and thought it was me. But she does wonderful work. You can view her work at <a href="http://www.loriphillipsceramics.com/">www.loriphillipsceramics.com</a><br />
There is also <a href="http://www.loriphillips.com/">www.loriphillips.com</a>, which is an accomplished opera singer. Also, not me of course. So hopefully by using my middle name, when I have a chance to purchase my own domain name, loriellenphillips won't be taken. <br />
I'll try to upload some pics of new works in progress soon. Grad school keeps me pretty busy! Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-63508042355108590942012-07-08T21:14:00.001-07:002012-07-08T21:14:20.526-07:00Works in Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've started making large bug-like creatures. No, not this little guy, he's for real! And dead, sad day. And he looks like a ninja turtle. :D My studio-mate Leah found him and gave him to me. I am the unofficial bug lover and saver of the studio, rescuing even the tiniest gnat from my water bucket. </div>
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These are legs, although they are upside down. I coil build them this way, and they will be attached to the body by fitting them over collars after firing. Ya know...theoretically. I build them to fit, but I don't wanna actually put it all together until I get it glaze fired so the clay is at it's strongest. Fingers crossed! </div>
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Real critters making their homes in my imaginary critters. :)<br />
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That brown mug is from a small test batch of clay I made using barnard clay in the mix. It should fire to a nice, dark chocolate brown. We'll see!<br />
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Last semester we had to formulate our own base glaze deciding things like whether we want a matte glaze or glossy, opaque or transparent, etc. I wanted a nice buttery matte, and got it on the first try using the molecular unity formula (soooo confusing). These are both my base glaze, on the left fired in a cone 10 reduction firing, and on the right at cone six oxidation (in a gas kiln). I was excited to see it could go from cone 6 all the way up to cone 10. I was also excited to see small crystal growth from the cone 10 test. :) Can't wait to see how it does in a wood fire! If you want the glaze recipe just let me know. It feels soooo nice on the hands. </div>
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Using our base glaze, we then had to add colorants (oxides) to our recipe and see what happens. This one was a guess at adding manganese and cobalt to my base glaze to get a certain effect, and I actually got exactly what I was looking for in this case as well. I was really excited and surprised, haha. It has a nice blue on the highlights, and it is a nice eggplant purple where it pools and is thicker. These pics don't do any of these justice really. Like I said, just ask for the recipe if you are interested. </div>
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I believe this one had titanium dioxide added (I'd have to double check) and once again this isn't the best pic, but it turned out lovely. It's the palest periwinkle blue with small crystals. <br />
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<br />Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-30469844066239869192012-06-21T22:11:00.001-07:002012-06-21T22:12:23.685-07:00New Etsy ListingsWell I finally got some things listed in my <a href="http://www.loriphillipsceramics.etsy.com/">shop</a>! It's about time, eh? I also have a lot of new things waiting to be bisque fired, and things in my brain that need to be made already, so there will be more. :)<br />
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This is my favorite thing I have listed. It's been waiting to be posted for probably more than a year! Give it a good home already:<br />
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In the beginning of April, the other new grad students (we just finished our second semester) and myself had to go through candidacy. You present your work to the faculty and tell them about it, and tell them about your show idea and they give your their comments. They get to decide if you have the ok to proceed with what you are doing as-is, or if they think you need to change some things, or need to just start over, or run for the hills, or whatever. Seth and I got the thumbs up, however both of us (and some others I think too) have to re-show two pieces in the first two weeks of next semester. I have several pics to post here, but there are some things I like about them, and some I don't. I'll talk about that as I go I suppose. Also, I have something a bit different to start working on for my show next semester as I've yet again changed my mind about what I want to do (happens for everyone all the time, especially over the summer), therefor, these pics might be kind of moot as far as my direction goes, but just so all you folks back in KY can see some stuff I've been doing, well, here ya go.Warning: these are not the best pictures.<br />
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Not much got said about these specifically, just complaints about dirt. I could still use the same pieces to show again next semester if I wanted too, just a different presentation, which is fine. Although I've grown bored with these, and have similar, but new ideas to work on now. </div>
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I think my biggest complaint about grad school here is that getting any kind of <i>positive</i> feedback is a rarity, with the exception being maybe your studio-mates. While it's easy to point out everything a student is doing wrong, I absolutely believe that it is important to also let students know when they are doing something well, even if it's just a "Hey, I really like what's going on right here." There's a difference between being babied (which I do not expect to be at all) and getting some positive encouragement. And being encouraged by your superiors is important in <i>every</i> filed and <i>every </i>job. It's a psychological fact. But whatever, I'm gonna keep on keepin' on and practice listening to my instincts about my work, which I think I've been having a hard time doing. </div>
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I also have some things for etsy, pics ready to go and all. I'll save that for later though when I actually get them posted. There's enough pics crammed into this post, haha. All in all, things are pretty well here. :) I'm glad to have the summer to be in the studio with no other classes to steal my time. Now if you'll excuse me I have lunch to eat, and clay to mix. </div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I draw
inspiration for my work from the oddities and mysteries found in the natural
world; microscopic organisms, unusually shaped or textured seeds and pods,
fungi, lichens, and carnivorous plants. I’m excited by their growing process,
the evolution of how they came to be, and the mystery of what might be inside
something such as a large growing pod when cracked open. Rather than recreate
these objects, I use their unique textures and forms to create ambiguous botanical
life forms of my own invention. I want to create that same excitement and
curiosity in the viewer that I myself have when exploring the environment
around me. I find myself often giving pieces anthropomorphic characteristics
since much of my work is a narrative of my personal experiences and growth as a
human being, and also the experiences, changes and observations I make of the
people around me. I work in clay because I love the intimacy of such a
malleable material. It is a meditative and therapeutic process that puts me in direct
contact with the earth that gives me my inspiration. There is an unlimited
amount of discovery in the process of exploring glazes and other surface
treatments as well as firing the work. </span></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-38846007542193221152011-10-01T17:55:00.000-07:002011-10-01T17:55:35.863-07:00Regular posts coming soon!Just a quickie post to say school is going great and I will have new things for Etsy very soon. :) I also have a new computer now (a laptop, finally!) and don't have to share the boy's anymore, so keeping up with everything should go much more smoothly. I need to get pics of my studio space and new work, etc.. Stay tuned!Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-81106964974270289792011-07-18T10:21:00.000-07:002011-07-18T10:21:03.500-07:00All SettledSo the boy and I headed down here to Irving Texas (just a sneeze outside of Dallas) last Monday/Tuesday, and we are pretty well settled in at this point. Only a few small messes to straighten up, some walls to paint (I already have my colors ready to go!) and some art to hang. When it's completely finished I'll have pics to post, before and after. When I look at the mess of the before pics now, I can't believe what a mess this place was. We could barely walk around. Now with everything in it's place there's actually a good amount of space in this one bedroom apartment! And we LOVE it here! We are literally right around the corner from absolutely everything. A ridiculous abundance of restaurants and stores and a huge mall. Soooo much stuff we didn't have in Richmond Kentucky. And if we drive into Dallas (not quite brave enough yet, haha) there's galleries and the museum, a huuuuge three story mall (if we ever have money) and so on and so on. Or if we just wanna stay around home we are right next to one of our complexes three pools. :D We've been utilizing that as often as possible, haha.<br />
I know when school starts up at the end of August, and when we get some part time jobs we will be really busy, but we're gonna freakin love it. <br />
Pics soon!Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-74894683659582412872011-07-02T07:28:00.000-07:002011-07-02T07:28:39.829-07:00One Week AwayYesterday was Seth and I's last day as jewelers for Tiffany's. It has been by far the best job I've ever had, and I will miss it, and my coworkers a great deal. But now I get to move on to even bigger and better things for myself. It's time to start packing and head from Kentucky to Dallas. :)<br />
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No I'm not going to a Cowboys game, don't ask.<br />
We have a great little apartment already waiting for us just 6 miles from campus (oh man, the gas money we will save compared to driving 60 miles a day!) and both of us get to start work on our MFA doing what we love. And it's a full ride for both of us, well over $40,000 a piece, paid for. A year ago today I would have never seen this coming. *heart aspload* <br />
I'm going to miss my good friends so much, but as for Kentucky, I can not wait to get out of here. Neither one of us can. <br />
Time to purge and box up this apartment!Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-78395395287207746702011-06-28T10:51:00.000-07:002011-06-28T10:51:42.886-07:00It's getting closer!I can't wait to move out of here and into a new city and a new apartment with mah doodman. I have yet to be nervous. I'm looking forward to making our new place a cozy, colorful, and interesting space to call home.<br />
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</div><div class="photo-desc insitu-trigger" id="description_div5824394541"><div id="yui_3_3_0_3_13078948300662093">This piece was made Winter '09 - '10 For a show put together by me and some close fellow ceramists called Adaptation. They were displayed in the Irvington House Museum in Richmond Kentucky in the spring of 2010.</div><div id="yui_3_3_0_3_13078948300662099">I don't have exact measurements but it is apx. 18 or 20 inches tall x apx. 10 or 12 inches wide for piece number 1, and just slightly smaller for piece number 2. <br />
Cone 6 oxidation</div><div id="yui_3_3_0_3_13078948300662099"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-3299585784498269762011-06-05T20:03:00.000-07:002011-06-05T20:03:48.008-07:00Big changes, for the betterThings are about to change for me in very awesome ways. In the past few months that I've been too busy/lazy to properly update this thing, things have been absolutely awesome with Seth, my doodman. (8 months as of this month, woo!) :) We went to school together as undergrads and are lucky enough to both get to work as jewelers for Tiffany's right now, and we will both be starting school as grad students this fall at the University of Dallas in Irving Texas. This means we'll be moving across the country in a little more than a month! We have an apartment set up already and everything (and I get to paint the walls! No more white!). We are both so excited and so ready to get the hell out of Kentucky. He's going for sculpture, and I'm going for ceramics (of course). How freakin great is that, to have both gotten into the same school?! And it's a full scholorship for both of us. He has a blog also but never updates. Maybe if you go visit it, it will encourage him: <a href="http://inkforbones.wordpress.com/">http://inkforbones.wordpress.com/</a> <br />
So since I'll soon be a student again and will have my hands in clay all day long again, I'm hoping this will once again give me time for Etsy, and will also give me lots of new and great things to post about here. Right now it's just been work, eat, home, work, eat, home. Both of my Etsy's are in vacation mode until I can get started in clay again. You will see more of me soon, I promise! <3Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-32196168116864044262011-01-24T07:16:00.000-08:002011-01-24T07:39:29.333-08:00Cynthia CusickSo my awesometastic dear friend Cindi has been <a href="http://cynthiacusick.blogspot.com/">blogging</a> pretty regularly (and you should all 'follow' her :D ), and I didn't even know about it until a few days ago. She's a fellow ceramist but also works in other media and has started an Etsy called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/teahorsestudio">Tea Horse Studio</a> and has some great things up for Valentines day.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.210853579.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 213px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.210853579.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66564358/double-heart-gourd-badge-with-gold-rim"><span style="font-size:85%;">Double heart gourd badge with gold rim</span></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.210878384.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 217px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.210878384.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66570685/heart-with-six-hearts-gourd-badge"><span style="font-size:85%;">Heart with six hearts gourd badge</span></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />She cuts these from gourds she grows on her farm and burns and dyes the images onto them. She has several more listed but these two are my favorites. :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">She also does amazing fine art that you can see and read about on her website, <a href="http://www.cynthiacusick.com/">CynthiaCusick.com</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TT2bVmF-NcI/AAAAAAAAAsk/CFsu5qiNhSs/s1600/Cindi.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TT2bVmF-NcI/AAAAAAAAAsk/CFsu5qiNhSs/s320/Cindi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565775509804955074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TT2cTxWjn2I/AAAAAAAAAss/IyZHqYQ-zrM/s1600/cindi2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TT2cTxWjn2I/AAAAAAAAAss/IyZHqYQ-zrM/s320/cindi2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565776577979195234" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TT2cUFd4PDI/AAAAAAAAAs0/rtfN_TXkoBI/s1600/cindi3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TT2cUFd4PDI/AAAAAAAAAs0/rtfN_TXkoBI/s320/cindi3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565776583378615346" border="0" /></a><br />Also, if you have a Face Book, you can "like" her fan page here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=146285825412523&set=a.146285392079233.21982.145713682136404#%21/pages/Cynthia-Cusick-Artist/145713682136404">Cynthia Cusick on FB</a>.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-83160632500435250372011-01-11T09:33:00.001-08:002011-01-11T10:29:41.573-08:00I hate waiting for warmItems that match the color and look of things outside my window. *turns up heat*<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.207306795.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 274px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.207306795.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65692806/blump-rings-how-else-to-describe-listing?ref=fp_featured_item">Blump</a> Rings</span> by <a class="username" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SaaraReidsema">SaaraReidsema</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.140682715.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 802px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.140682715.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45793894/brownish-linen-mini-ruffle-smock-dress-s">brownish linen mini ruffle smock dress</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/sarahclemensclothing?ref=ls_profile">sarahclemensclothing</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.205906357.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 290px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.205906357.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65248237/vintage-upcycled-large-jewel-tones"><span style="font-size:85%;">Vintage - Upcycled - Large Jewel Tones Picture Frame Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> by<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/timelessNchic"> timelessNchic</a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.192150069.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 378px; height: 378px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.192150069.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61604226/in-winter-with-warm-tears-ill-melt-the">In winter with warm tears I'll melt the snow</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Raceytay?ref=seller_info">Raceytay</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.195670653.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 333px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.195670653.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62653182/whirly-twirly-air-plant?ref=tre-4d2c570642ea8eefa6509b9d-12">Whirly Twirly Air Plant</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/augury?ref=ls_profile">Augury</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.190261822.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 222px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.190261822.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61039885/felted-mittens-handmade-to-order?ref=tre-4d2c570642ea8eefa6509b9d-13">Felted mittens</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/aureliaLT?ref=ls_profile">aureliaLT</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.206784156.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 235px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.206784156.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65560704/sample-pack-handmade-soap">Sample Pack Handmade Soap</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/DirtyDeedsSoaps?ref=ls_profile">DirtyDeedsSoaps</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.193895074.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 250px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.193895074.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62123627/set-of-2-knitted-snow-white-egg-cozy?ref=tre-4d2c7814918e8eef5b6837e9-2">Set of 2 knitted Snow white egg cozy</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/imali?ref=ls_profile">imali</a><br /></span></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-90194447101297806402011-01-10T08:16:00.000-08:002011-01-10T08:23:51.547-08:00Reckless abandonment of my blogOh abandoned readers! Having a full time day job (which I really really love by the way) really makes it hard to keep up with this and Etsy, but It's a goal for the new year. Allow me to make it up to you with new pretties you can find in my <a href="http://loriphillipsceramics.etsy.com/">shop</a>. :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsyLQbS_VI/AAAAAAAAAsc/-SgGTObD94Y/s1600/ceramics%2B223.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsyLQbS_VI/AAAAAAAAAsc/-SgGTObD94Y/s320/ceramics%2B223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560593333888417106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsyLGbTBvI/AAAAAAAAAsU/IjkkQbOINyc/s1600/ceramics%2B217.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsyLGbTBvI/AAAAAAAAAsU/IjkkQbOINyc/s320/ceramics%2B217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560593331204065010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsx-om6m0I/AAAAAAAAAsM/qpB7uyt0kto/s1600/ceramics%2B214.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsx-om6m0I/AAAAAAAAAsM/qpB7uyt0kto/s320/ceramics%2B214.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560593117041302338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsx-SlNSII/AAAAAAAAAsE/rZHtXbNsz48/s1600/ceramics%2B209.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsx-SlNSII/AAAAAAAAAsE/rZHtXbNsz48/s320/ceramics%2B209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560593111128557698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsx-H-iKrI/AAAAAAAAAr8/tcwYacJIxKw/s1600/ceramics%2B202.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsx-H-iKrI/AAAAAAAAAr8/tcwYacJIxKw/s320/ceramics%2B202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560593108281993906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsx9yhJ20I/AAAAAAAAAr0/M1rZHlh0PoE/s1600/ceramics%2B197.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsx9yhJ20I/AAAAAAAAAr0/M1rZHlh0PoE/s320/ceramics%2B197.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560593102521621314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsx9ro2rNI/AAAAAAAAArs/0FkYjJ-KbSk/s1600/ceramics%2B194.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TSsx9ro2rNI/AAAAAAAAArs/0FkYjJ-KbSk/s320/ceramics%2B194.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560593100674870482" border="0" /></a>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-12767060566174279672010-09-19T12:17:00.000-07:002010-09-19T12:43:16.218-07:00New jobI have a new job!! One that is actually relative to the things I want to do with my life. Yours truly just got hired to be a jeweler for <a href="http://www.tiffany.com/">Tiffany's</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://purdyartco.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/072miller2008purdyartco.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 404px; height: 268px;" src="http://purdyartco.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/072miller2008purdyartco.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Lovely photo via <a href="http://www.purdyartco.com/">purdyartco</a><br /></span></div><br />Yeah, <span style="font-style: italic;">THAT</span> Tiffany's! I'll go through eight weeks of training starting next week under an excellent and well known jeweler who's name escapes me (I'll be googling him as soon as I get his name again, I'd like to see if he has any work out there in internet land). I'll be mostly buffing jewelry at first but can work my way up to stone setter, then other processes. Great benefits, and best of all great people. Several friends I had jewelry & metals classes with in college have been getting hired also. So basically my eight weeks of training will be like getting paid to take a workshop with friends and other people who are probably also awesome. :) And before long I'll get to say things like "Oh, today I set diamonds in some platinum weddings bands. Another day at the office. *Le sigh* " haha<br />I'm also glad to be going to eight hours instead of my current ten. It will be worth the extra day I'll have to work because it will give me more time on a day to day basis to get work done in the ceramics studio when I get home. It will take a while to get used to day shift, but a welcomed change.<br />Also:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.172858068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 535px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.172858068.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/55844577/botanic-layers-large-ceramic-table-flask"><span style="font-size:85%;">Botanic Layers large ceramic table flask</span></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I have my Etsy back up finally, although several things are sold. I have more stuff like that to upload though, and more on the way. :) </span><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-66726312592076809932010-09-01T11:37:00.000-07:002010-09-01T11:48:05.225-07:00Sometimes you have to make things for yourself<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TH6eJ6MEmhI/AAAAAAAAAq4/H5caXotDo1M/s1600/stuff+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TH6eJ6MEmhI/AAAAAAAAAq4/H5caXotDo1M/s320/stuff+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512016887023966738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TH6eKGVQYDI/AAAAAAAAArA/6p1tMcwB9YE/s1600/stuff+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TH6eKGVQYDI/AAAAAAAAArA/6p1tMcwB9YE/s320/stuff+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512016890283712562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TH6eKdmi6RI/AAAAAAAAArI/tB0AEQyK4Mw/s1600/stuff+040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TH6eKdmi6RI/AAAAAAAAArI/tB0AEQyK4Mw/s320/stuff+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512016896530245906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TH6enaIWYFI/AAAAAAAAArg/mSeWAiDgXf4/s1600/stuff+044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TH6enaIWYFI/AAAAAAAAArg/mSeWAiDgXf4/s320/stuff+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512017393814495314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TH6eK1pQQSI/AAAAAAAAArQ/c7jViICfssg/s1600/stuff+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TH6eK1pQQSI/AAAAAAAAArQ/c7jViICfssg/s320/stuff+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512016902984057122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TH6eLKwT36I/AAAAAAAAArY/vunGF-4BdaI/s1600/stuff+042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TH6eLKwT36I/AAAAAAAAArY/vunGF-4BdaI/s320/stuff+042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512016908650799010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All ceramic beads made by me. Had'em stashed away since last year and just now got around to using them. The large turquoise ones are hollow, so while it is a long, really chunky necklace, it's not terribly heavy. :) I should have gotten a pic of it on me, but wasn't thinking. Maybe later. I'm really happy with it though, and plan on making lots of similar things to sell on my <a href="http://www.loriphillipsceramics.etsy.com">Etsy</a>.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-85162638593241964092010-08-30T09:48:00.000-07:002010-08-30T09:51:59.482-07:00New things<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/THvhnEMYV_I/AAAAAAAAAqw/ml3RRNPPKBY/s1600/stuff+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/THvhnEMYV_I/AAAAAAAAAqw/ml3RRNPPKBY/s320/stuff+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511246630274750450" border="0" /></a><br />Some new things are coming to my shop (finally!). Some of these are already sold to friends, but there will always be more. Were are also having a wood firing this weekend that I'm excited about. I'll be sure to have pics. :)Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-46619148993849483132010-08-18T11:43:00.000-07:002010-08-18T12:00:19.484-07:00Ceramics article on Etsy's blogA while back there was a two part article on Etsy's blog <a href="http://www.etsy.com/storque/">The Storque</a> that was a great rundown of ceramics and pottery, how it's made, techniques, and some info on clay and kilns, etc. It's a great article for anyone who who doesn't know much of anything about ceramics and all the work that goes into it. You can read part one <a href="http://www.etsy.com/storque/reviews/ceramics-and-pottery-facts-and-fancies-part-1-3869/">here</a>, and part two <a href="http://www.etsy.com/storque/reviews/ceramics-and-pottery-facts-and-fancies-part-2-3891/">here</a>. It's very interesting and easy to read.<br />It was written by <a href="http://www.jeffcampana.com/">Jeff Campana</a> who is a full time artist and ceramics professor at the University of Louisville here in Kentucky. :) He makes beautiful work and has a really complicated technique also, which he goes over in his article. Check out his etsy: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/campanaceramics">CampanaCeramics</a><br />Some of his work:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/storque/media/articles/2009/04/3869-jefftortoiseHead.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 435px; height: 294px;" src="http://www.etsy.com/storque/media/articles/2009/04/3869-jefftortoiseHead.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.96944089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 322px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.96944089.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.111093414.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 322px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.111093414.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-41937587570467462692010-08-08T11:42:00.001-07:002010-08-08T11:48:49.896-07:00Busy busyI have a lot of new things to post and get on Etsy, but until I get the chance, here are some great things to look at. :)<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.150078223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 344px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.150078223.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Porcelain tea light delight by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49032129/porcelain-tea-light-delight-n2-design-by">Wapa Studio</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.162605396.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 207px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.162605396.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Paper airplane mugs by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/52777501/paper-airplane-mugs-with-city-scape?ref=cat1_list_14">Dirty Dishes Pottery</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.164527640.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 400px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.164527640.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Crater droplet case by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/53353788/1-medium-crater-droplet-vase">Sara Paloma</a></span><br /></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-55210810200860076362010-07-28T08:46:00.001-07:002010-07-28T09:02:02.166-07:00Wordless Wednesday<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.160731326.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 385px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.160731326.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/52220332/when-you-gooriginal-ceramic-tile"><span style="font-size:85%;">ChristinaRomeo</span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.158238341.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 532px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.158238341.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51474990/made-to-order-stack-of-eight-colorful?ref=cat1_list_40">LynnCardwellPottery</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.53767986.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 286px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.53767986.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/19989270/large-vessel-boat?ref=cat2_list_3"><span style="font-size:85%;">johnsonstudioart</span></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.143740153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 573px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.143740153.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46720413/spoon-por-favor"><span style="font-size:85%;">carnevaleclay</span></a></div><br /></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-2490055647178837552010-07-25T13:05:00.000-07:002010-07-25T13:15:34.544-07:00In the WorksI've been a bit productive the past couple of days. It feels good! :)<br /><br />I am trying a new clay body. It's called B mix 5 and is a lot like porcelain without being as fussy. It feels pretty good too, like buttuh! I made some teacups and mugs and used porcelain slip to decorate them.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEyaAezcsNI/AAAAAAAAAp8/Yg_L6hPk_pk/s1600/etsyceramics+230.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEyaAezcsNI/AAAAAAAAAp8/Yg_L6hPk_pk/s320/etsyceramics+230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938578172063954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEyZ_xZ6UFI/AAAAAAAAAp0/bRBMtPTsidw/s1600/etsyceramics+229.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEyZ_xZ6UFI/AAAAAAAAAp0/bRBMtPTsidw/s320/etsyceramics+229.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938565985357906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEyZ_kiC5II/AAAAAAAAAps/QFNBddwCE4A/s1600/etsyceramics+228.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEyZ_kiC5II/AAAAAAAAAps/QFNBddwCE4A/s320/etsyceramics+228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938562529813634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEyZ_HUToyI/AAAAAAAAApk/Pn-OX4yOaI0/s1600/etsyceramics+227.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEyZ_HUToyI/AAAAAAAAApk/Pn-OX4yOaI0/s320/etsyceramics+227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938554687562530" border="0" /></a><br />I also got brave and threw a pitcher. I have trouble throwing more than 2 pounds of clay so I was proud to pull it off at least half way decent.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEyaW8W3l0I/AAAAAAAAAqE/xS6arm9fn_k/s1600/etsyceramics+226.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEyaW8W3l0I/AAAAAAAAAqE/xS6arm9fn_k/s320/etsyceramics+226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938964062377794" border="0" /></a><br />And here are some bowls on my regular stoneware clay body.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEya5WTRmsI/AAAAAAAAAqM/swouSW-yweA/s1600/etsyceramics+231.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEya5WTRmsI/AAAAAAAAAqM/swouSW-yweA/s320/etsyceramics+231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939555142179522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEya50p0m9I/AAAAAAAAAqU/Qp6WsXPZTFY/s1600/etsyceramics+225.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEya50p0m9I/AAAAAAAAAqU/Qp6WsXPZTFY/s320/etsyceramics+225.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939563289811922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEya6bsZ09I/AAAAAAAAAqc/HaTbrJOBUKY/s1600/etsyceramics+224.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEya6bsZ09I/AAAAAAAAAqc/HaTbrJOBUKY/s320/etsyceramics+224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497939573769622482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Can't wait to get these and more bisque fired so I can glaze them. I'll be excited to see how my glazes turn out on this clay body.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-41533649721429097472010-07-22T22:49:00.000-07:002010-07-22T23:03:59.989-07:00Beautiful ceramics on EtsyThere's so much great work on Etsy. Click to enlarge and enjoy the eye candy!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEkuSY2hpHI/AAAAAAAAApc/pEGVpPtV4nw/s1600/mosaic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEkuSY2hpHI/AAAAAAAAApc/pEGVpPtV4nw/s320/mosaic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496975713626072178" border="0" /></a><br />From left to right, top to bottom:<br />1. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/44007151/mug">HonestWorks</a><br />2. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/47813054/day-of-the-dead-pitcher-with-four">alissaclark</a><br />3. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49829214/starry-night-mug-large-16-ounces">DiTerra</a><br />4. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45713133/hand-built-porcelain-bowl-balloon-bowl">lynswan</a><br />5. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49439438/home-espresso-cup">pinkkiss</a><br />6. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/47072942/lovely-afternoon-porcelain-wall-pillow">stepanka</a><br />7. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50702593/hand-built-porcelain-watering-can">lbcooper</a><br />8. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50390892/eggplant-purple-and-fern-green-tall-mug">MarkHudak</a><br />9. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51209789/set-of-two-graphic-carved-porcelain-mugs">shoshonasnow</a>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-19675384241581165642010-07-17T10:37:00.000-07:002010-07-17T10:51:27.508-07:00Blog Love!Checked my email this morning to find I had an Etsy order from the lurvely <a href="http://lorelei1141.blogspot.com/">Lorelei Eutro!</a> I've loved her jewelry and read her blog for a long time now, so finding she had gotten something I made gave my tummy a happy. :) And then she blogged it, which gave my tummy a bigger happy, woo!<br />She got these two mugs:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEHrmqoANQI/AAAAAAAAApU/ZaMXwKqySs0/s1600/etsyceramics+102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEHrmqoANQI/AAAAAAAAApU/ZaMXwKqySs0/s320/etsyceramics+102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494932069878347010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEHrmF5hB3I/AAAAAAAAApM/03B4FVP_U_8/s1600/etsyceramics+090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEHrmF5hB3I/AAAAAAAAApM/03B4FVP_U_8/s320/etsyceramics+090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494932060019689330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You should check out her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lorelei1141">Etsy</a>, she makes the loveliest things. If I get the promotion at work I applied for, I'm totally getting something from her (finally!). Something in the arena of this maybe:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.144882356.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 396px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.144882356.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.144882356.jpg">Lasting Impressions</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">*covet covet covet*<br /></div></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-10936547196461939032010-07-16T19:06:00.000-07:002010-07-16T19:35:20.947-07:00Welcome!Welcome to my new blog! I think I finally have everything set up here. I'll get things rolling by posting some of my functional work. If you've drifted over from my old blog at <a href="http://www.tabmade.blogger.com/">tabmade.blogger.com</a> , hello again! I've missed you! As for everyone else, grab a cup of tea and lets get acquainted!<br />.....I'm such a dork. :9<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEETRjhX0oI/AAAAAAAAAo0/b2ivUlpSHIY/s1600/etsyceramics+059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEETRjhX0oI/AAAAAAAAAo0/b2ivUlpSHIY/s320/etsyceramics+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494694212682633858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This bowl has sold at a festival, but I will be making more soon.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEETReiP9HI/AAAAAAAAAos/BaFilAR4ks8/s1600/etsyceramics+115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEETReiP9HI/AAAAAAAAAos/BaFilAR4ks8/s320/etsyceramics+115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494694211344135282" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50745204/large-wood-fired-ceramic-flask"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a title="Large wood fired ceramic flask">Large wood fired ceramic flask </a></span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEETRHH2nII/AAAAAAAAAok/XmFUi42aeds/s1600/etsyceramics+126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEETRHH2nII/AAAAAAAAAok/XmFUi42aeds/s320/etsyceramics+126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494694205059406978" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51624608/strange-woodlands-hand-built-ceramic"><span style="font-size:85%;">Strange Woodlands hand built ceramic ring bowl</span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEETQtSEXEI/AAAAAAAAAoc/rsCFweTLs18/s1600/etsyceramics+093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEETQtSEXEI/AAAAAAAAAoc/rsCFweTLs18/s320/etsyceramics+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494694198122929218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51269442/candy-shingles-ceramic-tumbler" title="Candy Shingles ceramic tumbler"><span style="font-size:85%;">Candy Shingles ceramic tumbler</span> </a></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEETQUW5tII/AAAAAAAAAoU/dLQ_XTN7tqQ/s1600/etsyceramics+054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEETQUW5tII/AAAAAAAAAoU/dLQ_XTN7tqQ/s320/etsyceramics+054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494694191432316034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49985488/topographical-ceramic-vase" title="Topographical ceramic vase"><span style="font-size:85%;">Topographical ceramic vase</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">These two mugs, and this bowl have also sold.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49985488/topographical-ceramic-vase" title="Topographical ceramic vase"> </a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEEWbsw31iI/AAAAAAAAApE/4FIULtgCVUE/s1600/etsyceramics+098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEEWbsw31iI/AAAAAAAAApE/4FIULtgCVUE/s320/etsyceramics+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494697685497140770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEEWbagXk4I/AAAAAAAAAo8/8jNab2F4jXQ/s1600/etsyceramics+064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ef3Dlt6s1Aw/TEEWbagXk4I/AAAAAAAAAo8/8jNab2F4jXQ/s320/etsyceramics+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494697680596079490" border="0" /></a>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119603470306692574.post-16600118406148188792010-07-11T23:10:00.000-07:002010-07-16T19:36:59.657-07:00Test postJust a test! :)Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11727749185506199768noreply@blogger.com0