I feel like it was October and I blinked and now we're in mid-December. I've done so many shows in the last two months and only have one left.

My day job has been insanely busy the last few weeks with a new client. The week before Thanksgiving I got a cold which is no big deal, but it settled in my ears and that's made me deaf. I've gotten a glimpse into my future of constantly asking people to face me and repeate themselves louder.

All of this has made me pull back on what I actually need to get done before my last show (Brandywine Holiday Festival of the Arts December 21 and 22). I have some custom mugs I'm making for the gentleman who runs the Brandywine show plus I needed a few more crab mugs. Aside from that the goal is - get everything bisqued and fired. More end of year stats coming in the next couple of weeks, but with these mugs that means I have made 302 mugs this year. That's nearly 100 more than I made last year and I don't believe I'm going to have much inventory left after the show next weekend (she says totally jinxing herself).

The trees are fantastic!! I am going to need to drill a few holes where glaze ran on the smaller tree, but it's so awesome anyway. I'm experimenting with some new crab things in this kiln to satisfy the people who feel the need to tell me that Maryland crabs are blue and not red. I'm not going to stop making the red crabs, but wanted to have an alternative. I think I'm narrowing in on an option.

Unsure what this clay is as I made it at a workshop Clayscapes Oribe dipped dipped Bottom is Mayco black ug wiped back 2167 clear	Opulence Sea Spray x3
Laguna 60 Mayco Black UG wiped back Inside: Amaco Sky x2 Top and bottom bark: Mayco Rootbeer x2 Leaves: Mayco Hot Tamale, Jack o Lantern, Sunkissed, Just Froggy, 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Black UG wiped back Inside: Midnight Ceramics Sexy Mermaid x2 Top and bottom bark: Mayco Rootbeer x2 Leaves: Mayco Hot Tamale, Jack o Lantern, Sunkissed, Just Froggy, 2167 Clear
Opulence Emerald x3 Kentucky Mudworks Sunflower x2	Amaco Deep Sea x3 Amaco Seaweed swipes
Colors For Earth Color Concentrates Bright Violet Laurel Green 2167 Clear Mayco Lavender Mist x3	Left: Opulence Sea Spray x3 Right: Spectrum Bougainvillea x2
Opulence Sea Spray x3 Mayco Carribean Blue over crab Hot Tamale on pinchers	Amaco Deep Sea x3 Amaco Seaweed on the middle
Opulence Sea Spray x2	Spectrum Bougainvillea x2
Opulence Sea Spray x2 Mayco Carribean Blue over crab Hot Tamale on pinchers	Mayco Norse Blue x3 Mayco Sandstone x2 Mayco Light Flux Sweeps
Refire: the purple was funky texture so I added another coat	Laguna 60 Mayco Black UG Wiped Back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x3 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco Black UG Wiped Back Mayco Tuxedo, Cotton Tail, Carribean Blue, Silver Lining, Sour Apple Mayco Green Opal x3 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Black UG Wiped Back Mayco Green Opal x3 Blue Hydrangia x2 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco Red Glass x2, White GLoss x2, Sour Apple x2

Finally got my Suessian trees in the kiln and they're awesome!!

I saw a picture of a granny square ornament a few weeks back and thought - I can do that! I took some extra yarn to a show and tried it. The individual pics are wip before they were fully finished. It's just two small granny squares sewn together and pulled tight at the top.


Which is your favorite?




This is leftover from my Ziggy Stardust Sweater




This is leftover from a blanket I made a few years ago




This is from a shawl I made years ago

This kiln is a mismatch of things as I am trying to get things ready for shows. I generally like to glaze all things in the same color at the same time, but having the right pieces for shows seemed more prudent so I'vebeen doing things in batches. This has the last of the camping things I made a while ago and the first of the lavender I made after I scoured the studio plus a few things in between. Home stretch for the holidays now.

Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Midnight Ceramics Boxed Wine x2	Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Silver Lining, Carribean Blue, Tuxedo, Cotton Tail, Sour Apple Mayco Green Opal x3 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Amaco Deep Sea x3 Mayco Light Flux	Laguna 60 Amaco Snow x3
Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale Rim and Back Amaco Snapdragon x3 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Cotton Tail, Hot Tamale 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Amaco Deep Sea x3	Mayco Black Gloss x2
Colors For Earth Color Concentrates Bright Violet Laurel Green 2167 Clear	Colors For Earth Color Concentrates Bright Violet Laurel Green 2167 Clear
Colors For Earth Color Concentrates Bright Violet Laurel Green 2167 Clear	Colors For Earth Color Concentrates Bright Violet Laurel Green 2167 Clear Mayco Lavender Mist x3
Colors For Earth Color Concentrates Bright Violet Laurel Green 2167 Clear	Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Sunkissed, Blue Yonder, Java Bean, Cotton Tail Mayco Frosted Lemon x3 Night Moth x2
Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Sunkissed, Blue Yonder, Java Bean, Cotton Tail Laguna Power Turquoise x2 Night Moth x2	Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black ug wiped back Mayco Sunkissed, Blue Yonder, Java Bean, Cotton Tail Laguna Power Turquoise x2 Night Moth x2
Opulence Sea Spray x2	Midnight Ceramics Boxed Wine x2
Laguna Power Turquoise x2 Night Moth x2	These are 3 of Maycos new 2024 glaze. The one on the left I love, the other two - meh Left: Mayco Opal Lustre x3 Middle: Mayco Micro Pearl x3 Right: Mayco Micro Cerulean x3
Opulence Emerald x2 Mayco Hot Tamale x2	Kentucky Mudworks Sunflower x2
Laguna 60 Amaco Snow x3