The Studio

Welcome to my studio! After searching my files, I've discovered this is the only picture I've taken of the front. It was apparently taken in mid-remodel, since the transom glass hasn't been replaced, and I haven't painted the number above the door (1128), but you can still get the general idea. The 1/2 on the right is the door to my home. My commute is short.














My building was built in 1902. (By a woman!) We think it was a furnace shop as far as we can tell with a magnifying glass. The awnings are long gone, and the buildings on the left side of the picture are too---but that's pretty standard for small towns. Buildings come and go, and that building looks past it's prime already in the early 1900's.

Here we are at the potter's wheels...spotless,clean potter's wheels.....and walls....and floors.....ahhhh. Obviously this is not what it looks like on a daily basis.

I also do charcoal portraits. This is the front wall, just inside the entry door. I'm a jack-of-all-trades artist, I suppose...either that or I have no focus. I also operate as a portrait photographer (different blog) as well.

And finally---How the studio looked before the remodel. My step-dad's crowning acheivement was re-routing the messy job the plumbers did with the ductwork and fixing the tin ceiling where they peeled it away like a discarded tuna can. Some of the tin had to be replaced where it had rusted over the last 106 years, but most is still original. I painted it midnight blue (It hides the flaws), and looked like a smurf when I was done.

This blog will be primarily about the dogs and how they influence my pottery designs. They're border collies. Never an easy breed, but I love a challenge. They are occasionally the bane of my existence, mostly the joy of my life, and highly entertaining. Hopefully, they can entertain you as well.