When I make inventory for shows, I concentrate on three glazes for the bulk of my products.

Hobbit Blue:

Beach:

and Blue-Green:

Of course, I make plenty of stuff in any of my other 15+ glazes, but sets of things, and things of which I can only keep a few on hand, are generally in the above colors.  I don’t sense a great love for the blue-green, so I’m thinking of replacing it.  This is where YOU come in!  Please take the poll to the right here and help me decide on a replacement for the blue green!

Thank you!

Ordered by a dear friend from grade school!

Playing with a design:

Hot! Hot!  Still too hot to unload…

My favorite- some tiny mugs I made for my dad and his wife.  I don’t know why they like to drink out of cups that hold less than a cup.  They don’t even drink espresso.  But I hope they like these.

This is a compost pail- not a composter- it’s just to carry your scraps out to the pile every day:

Squishy cups for adults?  These tumblers were the brainchild of the very same mama who came up with the idea for squishy cups:

One of our favorite customers <3

I opened the kiln on Monday but only just now had time to photograph some highlights!

Ooops, LOL….

I’ve been quiet for a whole TWO WEEKS!  I’ve been busy cranking out customs.  First on the list was a bunch of ACBA (American Cavy Breeders’ Association) awards that I didn’t have a lot of time to do, seeing as how they needed them by the 26th and I didn’t start back in the studio until the 12th.  I didn’t even have time to take pictures of them!  But, I got them shipped out in time.  I also have one more set of bowls cooling in the kiln for another cavy show but that’s not until May 8th so all is good.

Whew!  Now I can concentrate on my other orders.  And maybe spinning a bit on my new spindle I just got myself, heh heh:

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You know what they say about all work and no play…. I promise I won’t play for too long though.  I’ve got to get a squid drawn for my old grade school chum Karen, too…

But of course I cannot blog without any pictures at all, so here is a custom mug I did that a good friend in Germany ordered:

Entrants will be notified shortly.  Entrants whose names were NOT drawn will be notified via newsletter, and winners will be notified by email.

If you do not receive notification, you may assume that your name was not drawn- I’m sorry- I only wish there were more time in my schedule to fill ALL of the orders.

How were names chosen?

I printed out all entrants’ names and email addresses and cut them into strips and placed them in a cup:

I then hired a reputable and highly impartial (i.e. “How long will this take?  —– is texting me!”) judge from a well-respected agency (Gonzalez and Family) to draw 25 names from the cup:

Thank you to my new and repeat customers- we received 98 orders in total.  I am so sorry I won’t be able to fill every order that came in- but spring and summer is a busy time for the family and I must make them a priority.  Thank you for your understanding!

If you want to order, please click on “Sign up for customs” at the top of the page and follow the directions below the signup button.

Thank you!

EDITED to ADD:  Today (Thursday morning, 04/08/10) we are up to 70 orders.  You have until midnight tomorrow to get your orders in!

… has been spent coughing.  And coughing.  And coughing.  I have some kind of bronchial spasm going on, along with a double ear infection.  Swell.  But it gives me an excuse to hole up with a pot of tea, some old movies, and my knitting!

Here are some Stripey Socks knit from Noro Silk Garden.  I learned how to make jogless stripes, and stripes in ribbing without leaving those little stray colored bumps in the purl section of ribbing.  Cool!  But, winter is sneaking away rather quickly, and these are some thick, warm socks, so I started on some bamboo socks in a beautiful orange/rust/pink colorway dyed by my friend Rebecca at Vinca Leaf.

The pattern I’m using is Hedera.  Hopefully it will be cool and lacy!