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jmlpottery: March 2010
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010. Trading overalls for full body lycra. I feel I must explain my absence from the blogging scene these past few months. A madness has taken over those close to me, including my husband.we have taken on the London Marathon. I really thought I could manage potting and training, but alas muscle soarness in netherregions I never knew existied and incredible fatigue post runs have rendered me useless in the land of pottery. I'm nursing a foot injury at the moment which isn't what I had i...
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jmlpottery: February 2009
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Thursday, 19 February 2009. Can you sue yourself for poor working conditions? Kiln is firing right now and I can't get into the pottery (read on, you'll understand why! So I thought I'd write on the blog! I often find myself saying that I produce my pots in "my pottery at the end of the garden". Perhaps I am romaticising it a bit, trying to perhaps make it sound better than what it really is! Here is where the magic happens! To the left side of the shed is my workspace:. In the beginning, pre-kiln, it se...
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jmlpottery: July 2009
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Monday, 20 July 2009. Does training for a 1/2 marathon and potting mix? Hmmmn, that would be a big fat NO! Every morning that I train, I cannot help but be extremely exhausted and useless the remainder of the day! Sadly, with my impending race next weekend, more training sessions means more useless days. I did have one to two really productive days this past week. I have my chosen materials and batches of slip/glaze. I know the forms I want to make and sell. So, from now on it is time to keep moving with...
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jmlpottery: Trading overalls for full body lycra
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010. Trading overalls for full body lycra. I feel I must explain my absence from the blogging scene these past few months. A madness has taken over those close to me, including my husband.we have taken on the London Marathon. I really thought I could manage potting and training, but alas muscle soarness in netherregions I never knew existied and incredible fatigue post runs have rendered me useless in the land of pottery. I'm nursing a foot injury at the moment which isn't what I had i...
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jmlpottery: March 2009
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Saturday, 28 March 2009. Pigs coming out of my ears! Hubby Joe was kind enough to offer me the opportunity to submit a quote (is this how you say that? For an order of hand-made piggy banks he could use for his business, MyEggNest.com. Now, I personally think I've won the contract (even without submitting a quote), but he was quick to clarify that my status as "wife" had no bearing on this process at all. Make a prototype of the item, making sure to calculate clay and other materials used per unit. Add a...
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jmlpottery: April 2008
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Friday, 25 April 2008. Not the TV debut I was hoping for. Well, a week came and went and the show aired without the segment on me potting. Perhaps my days in the limelight are meant to come later in life. On that note, I'm off to test and experiment! Links to this post. Wednesday, 9 April 2008. Well, it's about time that I get onto the web and make some noise! After thinking about it for some time, I decided to go ahead and learn how to create this blog (yes, I am very behind most people! The video will ...
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jmlpottery: April 2010
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Sunday, 4 April 2010. After 8 years of potting, some things still get the better of me. Like kneading hard, freakin' cold clay early in the morning. Or making up a 5 kilo batch of tried and tested glaze, only to find the kiln load you just slapped the stuff on came out a completely different colour than you expected. How about the lower back pain after a long day at the wheel? And why does semi-porcelain have to be so darned difficult to throw with? Reaction - how cool is that? Conquering a new form on t...
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jmlpottery: November 2010
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Monday, 8 November 2010. Wow, I cannot believe I haven't posted since April. To have that big of a lapse means I better have something to show for it. You'll be pleased to know that I haven't fared too badly.as you can see below. In looking at the photo, I guess it doesn't look like 6 months worth of stock. But trust me, when you are turning out this stuff in a 5 x 7 shed, I was definitely maxing out my space! All that is left now is marketing and getting to those shows! Links to this post. Jen Mecca's P...
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jmlpottery: January 2010
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Sunday, 24 January 2010. They like me, They really like me! I just got my acceptance letter for my very first ceramics only show! Is set in the private gardens of the Aylesford Pottery, which was established by David Leach - the son of Bernard Leach (who, coincidentally was a buddy with Lucie Rie who in turn taught Ray Silverman, my instructor at Rosetta Studios! I had been there once before two summers ago, helping out a potter buddy of mine, Jeremy Nichols. And really found the venue very nice. In the ...
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jmlpottery: After 8 years of potting, some things still get the better of me....
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Sunday, 4 April 2010. After 8 years of potting, some things still get the better of me. Like kneading hard, freakin' cold clay early in the morning. Or making up a 5 kilo batch of tried and tested glaze, only to find the kiln load you just slapped the stuff on came out a completely different colour than you expected. How about the lower back pain after a long day at the wheel? And why does semi-porcelain have to be so darned difficult to throw with? Reaction - how cool is that? Conquering a new form on t...