Like many potters, I sometimes have to transport unfired clay, greenware or bone dry. I often work from my home studio, sculpting clay animals or porcelain jewelry while both my kilns are in a studio, a few miles from there. This implies transporting greenware clay from a place to the other. I am lucky enough […]
In November, I was asked to create a ceramics opossum figurine that quickly became one of my favorite pieces ever. I documented the process for this one. I thought it would be a good opportunity to show the sculpting clay animals process and all the different steps. Let’s go through the making of Granny Possum […]
Some of you are going to chose a ceramic animal or a piece of porcelain jewelry as a Christmas gift. And like much of my fellow makers, my production takes quite some time. I depend entirely on Canada Posts for my shipping, so here are a few useful insights about this 2021 Christmas Deliveries. Order […]
What to give your artist friends as a gift for the holidays or their birthday ? Or anytime really. Whether they’re an illustrator, a ceramics artist or any kind of artist, I’m sure I have an idea for you !
While making and working ceramic animals, I sometimes find myself needing to repair porcelain figurines. They either broke while I transported them, they sometimes cracked in the kiln or had an accident while glazing. The result is always the same : either throw it away or repair the porcelain figurine. As most of us, I […]
