Serpil Erol

A great friend of mine, Serpil Erol, from Istanbul, Turkey has been producing her own line of hats. Her beautifully crocheted hats are so colorful, soft and adorable. To see her amazing collection visit her online store at www.serpilerol.etsy.com!

Work in Progress

These photos from my studio are of bowls that I am currently working on. I always post pictures of finished pieces, so I thought it would be fun to post some that show work in progress. I usually work with porcelain, however I am trying to branch out into other clay bodies. I have begun testing my forms in terracotta. I will be trying out different surface options, including terra sigillata, which is a very smooth coating of clay that almost resembles glaze.

Glaze Recipes

A friend of mine clued me in on Alisa Clausen's website. She has a great section that lists glaze recipes with photos of her test tiles. I will soon be testing several of her recipes. Thanks Alisa for such a great resource!

Rare Device

Yasha Butler Ceramics has expanded from the East to the West Coast. You can now find my work at Rare Device in San Francisco!

Rare Device . 1845 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 . tel 415.863.3969

Watershed

I recently returned from an amazing residency at Watershed in Newcastle, Maine. Although the focus was mainly on the medium of clay, our session consisted of a group of ceramic artists, sculptors and photographers. We worked late hours, ate deliciously prepared meals and drank blueberry flavored beer. I also got to cast some plaster molds and produce my usually porcelain Off-Circle bowls in stoneware.

Thanks to the staff at Watershed for making the residency a success, and thanks to Ed for sponsoring my time there.

Check out Noelle's blog for more Watershed excitement from this summer!

The Clay Studio

I am so excited to let you all know that in addition to my jewelry I will also be selling my porcelain vessels at The Clay Studio Shop. I am honored to have my work displayed among so many other talented artists. The Clay Studio is a great institution that has been supportive of many novice artists, me included. So please stop by and enjoy!

The Clay Studio - 139 N. 2nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 - 215.925.3453

Etsy

I was so excited yesterday to see my Bone Earrings featured on the front page of Etsy ! It really made my day...