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I'm excited to announce that my pottery will be for sale in Shelby at Dragonfly Wine Market!

Those of you who are relatively local may be aware that Dragonfly is moving to a larger location in uptown Shelby.  On Monday they will open on Warren St. next to RollOver.  In addition to selling the wine and craft beers they normally carry, they are going to have a wine bar, and a much larger space for a gallery for local artists.  I dropped off a box of pottery this afternoon.  After a few days, I'll go take a some pictures once they've had a chance to get set up and settled in the new space.

Big thanks to Jamie and Jane for this opportunity!  I'm very excited.

Five Steps Back

Every feel like you take one step forward and then five steps back?  I do.  Thursday evening was like that for me.  After being really tired all week, I kind of hit a wall on Thursday afternoon and realized that I really needed to get some rest.

Even after hitting that wall, I tried to go make pottery.  After all, I am still several pieces short of the 30 piece goal that I have for the Oct 27 salt fire.  I knew that there were going to be some things going on over the weekend that would require my attendance and reduce the amount of studio time I'd get.

After much struggle, I finally managed to make the parts of two cream and sugar sets.  Lids were the issue for me.  I bet it took 6 or 7 tries before I got two things that might work out for lids to the sugar bowls.  Below is a picture of the lids that didn't make it.  I was so frustrated!  

Feeling the Pressure

After taking about a month off, I made it back to the studio last week.  It's so much easier if I can work at pottery with some consistency.  Alas, that is not my life at the moment, so I take what time I can squeeze out of everything  else.  I was able to be there Thursday night, a few hours Friday afternoon, and then my "normal" hours on Saturday morning.  My low back was tired and a little bit sore, but I was pleased overall with what I managed to do.

If these all make it, I'll only need 4 or 5 more pieces to get the 30 I need for the next trip to Ron's for a salt fire.  Definitely do-able!