Creating PLAYFUL BEINGS Tarot Deck – a peek behind the scenes
On February 29, 2024, I launched my first Kickstarter campaign! The goal is to self-publish my very first tarot deck, PLAYFUL BEINGS. In this post, I'm going to share some behind-the-scenes images of creating the PLAYFUL BEINGS tarot deck. It’s been a long, creative journey that all started in January 2023 when I ...
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Intaglio Printmaking – A Great Medium for Nature Art
Caribou in a snow storm (2024) I had a wonderful opportunity in January to take an Intaglio Printmaking course at artsPlace in Canmore, AB with artist Alison Brown. I had never heard of intaglio printmaking but I fell in love with it from the first class. This technique seemed to unlock a skill in my hands I didn't know I ...
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A Practical Pottery Jar for Cookies
This practical pottery jar design has a hidden talent - the lid is also a plate to hold cookies for tea time! I learned how to throw this jar in a pottery class at artsPlace with Cam Fisher (a brilliant potter and teacher!) He showed our class how to use a rib to push out the walls make a nice voluminous jar belly as ...
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Pottery Dinner Plates Inspired by Mountains
My attempt at a second set of pottery dinner plates started with a hike in the Rocky Mountains - the famous Rockwall Hike! While Billy and I were exploring the backcountry, I would stop and take pictures of rock patterns and colours feeling that it would inspire some pottery work in the future. Fast forward 6 months and I ...
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Pottery Coil Bowl Inspired by Water and Ancient Rock
Steep thyself in a bowl of summertime.- Virgil, Minor Poems Over the spring, as I puttered away at my pottery, I dreamt of a bowl. A big bowl that could hold a big salad for a dinner party of four. Or, curly pasta noodles slathered in butter and salt for cozy nights in with my partner. A big bowl worthy of holding the ...
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Pottery: Funky Three-Footed Animal Mugs
I'm back to slab building in my pottery practice and in the process developed these funky three-footed mugs! They are the first mugs I've made that I feel OK if they outlive me 😜 Flower Mug This past spring, I took a pottery class with Connie Pike, a professional potter from Alberta, who taught us how to use linocut ...
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Creating A Pottery Plate Set You Love
This winter, I had a goal of creating a set of pottery dinner plates for my home. This is my first set and I'm now obsessed with plates. I'm no expert or teacher. My goal here is to share my "lessons learned" for fellow potters so you will avoid my mistakes and create a pottery plate set you love. Let me take you through the ...
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