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Holiday Open House Thanksgiving Weekend 10:00 am to 4:00 pm November 30 & December 1 Nancy Maxson and I are hosting our annual Holiday Open House.  Nancy will have her calendars, cards, and paintings, plus her delightful new book “Tasting … Continue reading →

I just finished pulling apart the classroom and installing the expanded showroom here.  It’s always a lot of work, but it’s great to have the place looking so clean and fresh.  The showroom will be OPEN DAILY, throughout November and … Continue reading →

Starting today (Saturday, October 19) The Artisans Studio Tour is hosting a twenty-day promotional raffle.  There are details on the Studio Tour Facebook page.  Twenty different Tour participants have donated work and there is a drawing for one piece each … Continue reading →

Kiln Opening at Nan Rothwell Pottery September 14 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Come see my latest salt firing (almost but not quite) hot out of the kiln.  Like all salt and wood-firings, the pots need to have the wads … Continue reading →

Just back from visiting friends in Sudbury, Suffolk.  While there, I saw a wonderful pottery exhibit at the Imagine Gallery — here is a link to the show.  They called it Legacy: An Exhibition of Potters Inspired by Isaac Button, … Continue reading →

Yesterday was like Christmas Morning times two, with two firings to open.  I fired both the salt and stoneware kilns over the weekend and since the salt is slower to cool, they were both ready yesterday.  The salt kiln was … Continue reading →

This week’s workshop participants made a lot of great pots.  We had a fine time together! The first photo includes a sampling of the work (not including Sharon and Shirley’s pots): the second  features most of the group on the … Continue reading →

Three workshops between now and the end of June. First, The Kiln Doctor is hosting a day-long throwing demo on May 11 at their store in Front Royal. I’ll be throwing functional pots, texturing with wiggle-wires, altering thrown forms, and … Continue reading →

Unloaded a kiln this morning that had some lovely carbon trap shino — my favorite stoneware glaze.  It’s unreliable —  gorgeous grey/black at its best and bubble-gum pink and ordinary at other times.  But today’s firing was a winner.   … Continue reading →

Ann took these photos of our most recent firing of student work.  Even after all these years, I still marvel at the transformation from powdery pinks and tans to vibrant colors.  Kiln openings are always like Christmas Morning.