We have a new pottery shop/gallery and sculpture trail on our property in Chilmark, and I have temporarily closed my Etsy shop. Work comes out of the kiln, lands in the shop, and visitors stop by and purchase it. Eventually, I’ll be redesigning the online store so that people can see the full range of designs that I offer and have pieces made to order. In the meantime, please check out the Instagram feed to see what I am working on, and have in stock. If you see anything that interests you, I can send you photographs. I ship!
Here is a video of what is on my pottery shelves.
Working on some dragon tile variations
Views of life outside the studio 💕
Our Irish Wolfhound is growing up! He is almost one year old.
I have bowls! Just in time for the 4th of July weekend. We are open 11-5 Wednesday-Saturdays and 2-5 on Sundays
May the kiln gods be kind. 😊
I’m sorry to say the clear glaze on these mugs bubbled. I tried grinding down the bubbles with a dremel, touching up and re-firing several times. 🙁 I have now purchased a brand new gallon of commercial clear glaze for the next batch of mugs so hoping for more success next time.
Happy window cat.
Our shop will be opening at 2pm as opposed to 11am on Thursday, May 26. Our Sculpture Trail will be open 9am-dusk.
These two tiles were modeled on Rebecca Miller and Mathew Dix, the owners of North Tabor Farm @northtaborfarm I created the prototypes 30 years ago. They are still working the farm today.
On my evening walk, I cut home along this bucolic walking trail. The light was magical.
Works in progress! Earthenware mugs with underglaze painting on them. I’m having lots of fun in the studio this week.
Tiles and mugs. Works in progress. 😊
Our shop at 16 Marion’s Way in Chilmark is open 11-4pm Wed- Saturday this week and 2-4 on Sunday the 24th of April. Our sculpture trail is now open daily from 9-5.
A glimpse of brightness on a grey day.
More tiles fresh from the kiln. Each tile has a wire hanger on the back. Our shop is open anytime by appointment in April. Our shop hours resume May 1st. #marthasvineyardartist
I unloaded a glaze kiln today. 😊
I finished tiling my kitchen sink backsplash and window sill today - and I baked some bread. 😊
Most of the tiles are mine, but I did tuck in 5 by Argus Brugge. I love their work and I really like it combined with my painterly tile designs.
Experimenting - Building up layers of underglaze and then carving through with sgraffito tool. 😊
Work in progress.. snapshots from the studio today.
Studio companion
Snow day!
Two of our dogs. 😊 a study in contrasts.
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.