The Studio is Currently Closed to Visitors Until Further Notice Due to COVID-19
Firing the 'Buidheachas' Wood Kiln
The fifth firing of the wood kiln here in Hillsborough occurred on 13-14 March. Images of the pots from the unloading are below.
Empty Bowls
I've been a regular contributor to the "Empty Bowls" initiative since my time living in West Virginia and have been pleased to continue this effort here in North Carolina. The local Hillsborough event in 2017 benefited OCIM - Orange Congregations in Mission. The 2018 event in the Carrboro-Chapel Hill area benefited TABLE, a non-profit providing food to hungry children. I contributed 24 bowls to the 2019 Carrboro-Chapel Hill "Empty Bowls" event which was held in October at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro. I recently made a donation to the 2020 empty bowls event in Pittsboro hosted by the Chatham Outreach Alliance (CORA).
Below are images of some of the bowls I've donated to the initiative in the past. This event affords me the opportunity to create bowls and experiment with form and glaze combinations on a relatively small scale before implementing preferred choices on sets or larger serving bowls.
Below are images of some of the bowls I've donated to the initiative in the past. This event affords me the opportunity to create bowls and experiment with form and glaze combinations on a relatively small scale before implementing preferred choices on sets or larger serving bowls.
Pottery Lessons
If you'd like to learn how to make some basic forms on the potter's wheel or have had some previous experience and would like to get back into it, I'm offering a series of one-on-one lessons at the beginner or intermediate level. The standard package includes four lessons with each session lasting 2 hours. The cost is $100 which includes stoneware clay, instruction on the potter's wheel and the making of slabs, bisque firing of your pieces in the electric kiln, application of glazes and glaze firing your pieces in the gas kiln. If you just want to take a single two hour lesson and get a sense of what it's all about, possibly work with slabs rather than attack the potters wheel, that can be arranged as well. Contact me if interested to schedule dates, times and payment options.