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5 Effective Ways to Connect with Your Clay Community: A Guide for Ceramic Artists
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Learn how to connect with fellow ceramic artists and build a supportive clay community with these 5 effective tips. Engage on social media, join guilds, attend exhibitions, and more to enhance your ceramic journey.
Pottery Game Night > Taskmaster Meets The Great Pottery Throw Down
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Looking for a fun theme-night event this holiday season? I’ve got something that will create lots of laughs and is sure to get your family and friends playing with clay! Introducing Pottery Game Night! This past year, I have been a Community Spirit co-leader at the Mississauga Potters’ Guild with the aim of building community through monthly events we call Third Thursdays. Throughout the year, we offer themed making-sessions to stretch our skills and imagination. Members can either join in on the fun or make whatever they want, knowing there’s a delegation of members to hang out with. In November,...
3 Ways to Reset your Creative Journey for Studio Potters and Creatives
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September can be filled with found memories, anticipation and dread. It all depends on your role. After a wonderful summer of travelling and relaxing and let's face it, ignoring my studio potter To-Do-List, I need to reset my mindset and get back into the flow of my ceramic journey. If you also took a well-deserved break, lets look at 3 ways to get back into our grooves.
Inspiration to Keep You Grounded
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June is a great month for seeing the fruits of our labours both in our gardens and studio practices. It's a time of renewal and rekindling relationships, from daily walks for inspiration, to time spent with family and friends. However you recharge, I hope you are finding joy on your journey. What follows are the ways I stay grounded and find joy in my life. I hope you find inspiration here.
The Spin Wiper Pottery Tool Releases into the World
Upon creating my first Spin Wiper Glaze Cover prototypes, I could see that this was my “Eureka Moment”.
My mind was in overdrive, brainstorming ways to design and sew this wheel attachment. As soon as I got home, I cut apart our dish drying mat and made the first prototype. The next day, I purchased brand new materials and made a few more prototypes and knew I had the made the secret sauce!
It fit like a glove and functioned exactly how I imagined it would.