I gave myself permission to play with paint and my gelli plate - as a way to unclog and loosen up before starting new 2022 projects in the ceramic studio. I was feeling particularly blocked, so forcing myself to pull quick mono-prints was a great exercise. When I’m really blocked and/or rusty, I revert back to drawing in a style that I used in my late teens - 40 years ago. 😊 This exercise was about turning off the brain and tuning out the critical internal voice.
We may not have a dryer, but we do have a fire! And the sun is forecast to shine all day.
My oldest granddaughter now reads to herself in bed! And helps me solve Wordscapes. Eight years old! Time has flown.
Rooster mugs! The Shop is open from 11 to 6 through Christmas Even😊
Menemsha Heron and Aquinnah red tailed hawk 4x4 inch tiles. Our shop is open 11-6 through Christmas Eve.
This year’s gingerbread cookies are a circus theme. Bill and I and my kids all created them together. @hannahbmooreart @gordonmoore97 @npochat
Crow and black bird tiles. 6x6 inches.
Our shop is open 11-6 daily through Christmas Eve. 😊
“Bless this home with health and joy” Blessing Tile. We are open 11am - 6pm daily through Christmas Eve 😊
Special order rooster mugs glazed yesterday and fired in my tiny test kiln. I drew the design with wax resist and then glazed with my low fire tile glazes. Luckily I had some mugs bisked already and waiting to be glazed. These are fired to cone 01.
I’m at our shop from 9-4 today (Saturday the 11th) and the sculpture trail is still open. (It has been so mild, we have delayed taken in the pieces for winter). We are open next week Monday - Friday from 11-4. Consider stopping by on your way up or down island.
My four newest painterly tile designs. 4x4 inches. All my tiles have hangers on the back. They make great gifts and they can be exchanged after the holidays (or before) for any other tile of the same price.
A good day to sit by the fire.
A look at my inventory this holiday week. Our shop is open Wed-Saturday from 11-4 and Sunday 2-4pm including Thanksgiving Day. Our sculpture trail is open 9-5 daily through November.
Another glaze kiln unloaded. These tiles will be in our shop tomorrow. We are open 11-4, Wednesday-Saturday and Sunday 2-4. 16 Marion’s Way in Chilmark. Our sculpture trail closes for the winter on December 1st.
The puppy is growing! Ossian is now 15 weeks old.
My mom recently unearthed this teapot that I made in my 20s shaped like a woman in her bath. The head is the lid. I’d like to create figurative, functional work again. Maybe in the slow, quiet months of winter…
I unloaded a glaze kiln today! It contained three new tile designs. I’m busy glazing more tiles hoping to fire another kiln by the end of the week. It feels good to replenish my inventory.
Frost outlining the understory this morning
Look who is walking by our driveway! On their way to greener pastures.
Drawing some stationary for letters long overdue. Pencil, pen, and water.
Pressing tiles - time to restock my shop shelves.
Full moon rising at Lucy Vincent beach last night.
The apple tree in my parents’ field is brimming with fruit! These apples are great cooked into pies.
I have some new mugs on the shelves for The holiday weekend. We will be open 11-5 this Saturday the 9th, Sunday the 10th and Monday the 11th
New puppy in the house, a nine week old Irish Wolfhound.
Slowly glazing mugs and loading up the kiln.
I glazed three more mugs yesterday to test the glazes and techniques. Here is what came out of the test kiln this morning. This process is a lot of fun! I’m ready to start glazing the rest and loading the large kiln.
Just pulled these quickly decorated mugs out of the small test kiln. I’m experimenting with how to put designs on a smooth earthenware mug without all the glazes running together. These two have given me lots of great information! I’m excited to get glazing.
All of our grandchildren were at the wedding! Thank you @hannahbmooreart for sewing the girls such beautiful dresses!! You are an artist of many talents and these dresses were stitched with love. I am so grateful to be your mom. 💕
My son @gordonmoore97 made us the most awesome and delicious wedding cake! He is not just a fabulous ceramist and kind creative soul, he also can bake! The top was chocolate ganache over layers of chocolate mousse, blended hazelnuts, stabilized whipped cream, and flourless chocolate cake.
The bottom was an Italian cream cake with pecans, toasted coconut, and a cream cheese frosting. 💕💕💕 it was extraordinary. Thank you, Gordon!
I was gifted the most beautiful bouquet for my wedding! (And floral arrangements!) Thank you @emstermv for gathering and composing the flowers for our celebration. Your artistry elevated our event into something magical. ❤️❤️❤️🙏
So happy Lucy Vincent is open past 7 pm again so that we can watch the moon rise there. It was magical.
Yesterday, my beloved partner, Bill and I had a potluck, pizza party wedding. With the help of friends and family, we gathered tables and benches, strung lights, and transformed Island Folk Pottery (our home, pottery shop and sculpture trail) into a sparkling stage for joyful celebration. I made the pizza dough and Bill manned the outdoor oven. Delicious food was contributed by all. We could not have asked for a more perfect day. I am so grateful for the teamwork that helped to make our wedding truly special. ❤️
Getting ready for our wedding on Sunday, I spent the last three days repairing the tile tables that @hannahbmooreart and I made three years ago. I needed to replace the board that they were adhered to. I removed all the tiles and reassembled them with mortar onto concrete backer board. Hannah came over to help me grout them. I finished cleaning them up today. They are slightly more irregular than they were originally but they will do.
Unloading a fresh batch of tiles for the shop.
Our pottery shop will be closed on Saturday, September 11th, but we will be open Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th from 11-5. The sculpture trail is open every day from 9-5.