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Category: Pottery
Cappuccino Cup Update
More is more, Right?
Update on my cappuccino cups. Couldn’t help decorating the interior and exterior—really can’t wait to see how they turn out 🙂
interior of Cappuccino cup 
exterior of cappuccino cup Clay studio update – 16 June 2024
It’s pottery season, so I’ve been busy, here’s a little peek at whats been happening in the clay studio:
I’ve been experimenting with new ways to decorate the surface of my pottery. In particular, I want to carve designs and have more than one color
work in progress forms without handles in various stages of trimming 
these work in progress cups have painted patterns (3 coats each) and then are carved for more details
More designs with this technique. I have started to carve into ‘unpainted’ clay in hopes of a variety in the surface once glazed
I just finished assembling these cappuccino or soup style cups. Looking forward to decorating them. The interior is wide enough, there is an opportunity for some artwork!
We are at the beginning of a heatwave here in Kentucky, a great time to work inside and make pots, so stay tuned!Photos by Deni Stanev
Always fun to live in a small artsy town! Was asked to make some pots to help with a video project for the city this morning. The wonderful Deni Stanev Photography was on the job, and she shared these photos so I could document my ‘community service’ for the day!
thanks so much Deni for the photos! and thank you Katelyn Bailey for inviting me to be a part of your project!!! I’m looking forward to seeing the finished video!
you can see more of Deni’s Photography at her website: https://denistanevphotography.com
Lucky Kentucky Derby Cup
it started with this post on social media:
I can’t make any guarantees, but we can all agree, whoever owns this handmade porcelain cup will most likely have the winning horse at tomorrows Derby. If nothing else, they will have a beautiful handmade and functional work of art.
Followed by Kristina Cox being the big winner and owns the lucky horse cup! Thank you so much for your support, and best luck with tomorrow’s derby!!!
I ‘might’ have been bluffing, but it turns out, the Kentucky Derby cup had magic powers all along!!
New Pottery for 2024
Hope you all are enjoying a new year with new creative possibilities!
I just opened my kiln to reveal some of my first porcelain cups of 2024. Many of the designs from this group are inspired by my new color (green) along with a heartfelt wish for us all to have good luck in 2024.
These cups are all thrown on a wheel with hand carved designs and food/microwave safe porcelain, priced at $50 each. Unfortunately these unique pieces are available by in-person sales only.
If you are interested in seeing these (and more) in person, they will be on display from 5-9 on January 27 at the Pendleton Art Center in studio 400. If you are in the Maysville, ky area, you are welcome to get a sneak peek at my studio in Old Washington. Reach out to me to make an appointment.
One of my 2024 goals is to spend more time on my own personal website (and less on social media). If you’d like to help, you can click the button below and leave a comment. I promise to reply!
Here’s to a great 2024!!!
Thanks again
KenKiln Opening – 27 Dec 2023
I opened my kiln yesterday, and made this super short animated video to celebrating the event!
Click above to watch
Since Dec 15th, I’ve been logged out of social media. I miss my friends, but the break has been really good for me. If you want to say hi, please don’t be shy about using the comment button below, I’m starving to hear from you all and promise to reply!Looking forward to a creative 2024!!!
New Pottery – Porcelain!! 17 October 2023
After working in stoneware for almost a year, I decided to switch back to PORCELAIN. It’s a luxurious and translucent clay, and the black and white carving technique displays really nice with my printmaking.
Here is my first mini-batch of porcelain cups
Swipe or use arrows to see them allI don’t sell pottery online, but you can see these (and more!) Friday the 27 at the Pendleton Art Center
Hope to see you there!28 September Kiln Opening
I’m scrambling to get ready for tomorrow’s FINAL FRIDAY AT THE PENDLETON ART CENTER.
I just took a few new pottery pots out of the kiln. You have to come and see them in person, but here’s a sneak peek with some photos. I’m especially excited about the plate. It’s been a while since I’ve made one!
use arrows or scroll to see all the new pottery!
hope to see you tomorrow! I’ll be at studio #400 on the 4th floor from 5-9pm.
10 Sept Mini kiln opening AND some news
9 new cups came out of my mini kiln today, I’m super excited to show them off!
Swipe or use the arrows to see all the cups in the slideshow.it can be hard to get the idea of what a 3d object is like from photos (even when i take 4 photos at different angles) so here’s a short video with a 360 view of each cup This coming weekend (16 and 17 of September 2023) is going to be a great time to visit Old Washington (Maysville, KY) We are having the Simon Kenton Festival, and as part of the festivities, I’M GOING TO HAVE MY NEW STUDIO IN WASHINGTON HALL open to the public.
I haven’t announced the new studio until now because it’s just a work space, but this weekend, I’m going to give a FREE hands on printmaking activity, and will also have some of my pots on display. You might know that I don’t sell pottery online because i want you to come see it in person and hold it in your hands before you decide to buy one or not ($50 each).
The address is 2111 Old Main Street, Maysville KY. To get to my studio, take the second staircase by Lil Jumbo’s Coffeecompany, and I’m upstairs across from The Rewind Books and Design.
Hope to see you then!Mini Kiln opening: 4 September 2023
Hope you all are enjoying this Labor Day! My big labor day festivity was opening my mini kiln and bringing 9 new cups into the world
Hope you like opossums, because 6 of the 9 cups feature north America’s only marsupial
swipe or use the arrows to see the whole gallery
i don’t sell cups online, but these (and more!) will be on display + sale at my studio in Washington Hall during the Simon Kenton Festival in Old Washington 16 and 17 of September. Hope to see you there!!!
