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Four Years of Pottery Blog!
How it All Began
It's a bit of an anniversary for me... It's been 4 years since I first started writing PotteryBlog.com. It all started about 4 and a half years ago at NCECA – Indianapolis. I had attended a number of panel discussions and lectures given by writers, editors and publishers of both books and magazines. I found myself inspired by the words I had heard throughout the week and the conversations had, but I wasn't quite sure where to go with it. I knew that I wanted to write, but the time lines for traditional media didn't appeal to me. Magazine articles usually took about a year to be published, and books could be 3-5 years. I wanted to go in the direction of something less formal and with more immediate feedback, for now.
On the trip home from Indianapolis, a conversation started with my friend Brian Boyer (programmer, writer and potter). He really felt that a blog was the direction to go in with my post-conference energy. Ian and I had many conversations at home and he had been urging me to start a blog throughout the previous year. My hesitation was that I didn't know any other potter that was writing a blog about clay. A huge part of blogging was the connections with other bloggers writing in the same field. Blog writers are great blog readers, and when you begin to link to each other, your audience can grow exponentially. But after the conference, and my conversation with Brian, I realized that it was what I was going to do. And so I went home, registered the domain name: PotteryBlog.com, and soon I began to write. I had no idea where it was going to lead me, but I knew it was were I wanted to be at that moment.
A Slow Start
When I started this blog, I had to do a lot of educating. The question that I got from most of the clay folks that I talked to about my writing endeavors was “What's a blog.” I guess it's a question that I still get, but in the beginning it was the question that I got from everyone that I talked to about it. I continued to write for the next 2 years. Not on a super regular basis, but regular enough. A couple of years into it, I had that nagging feeling that maybe no one was reading my blog. A large part of writing a blog is personal, so theoretically, I would continue to write with or without readers. But when you send your words and images out there, you do hope that someone is reading them.
Why do I Blog?
The other top question that I get on a regular basis is: why? Why do I spend my time and energy into writing this blog. Why do I "give away information for free" (their words, not mine)? The answer is pretty simple: information is free. I would love to give away pots, but it's not the most sustainable business model. Ian (my significant other of 12+ years) is an open source programmer. He's rubbed off on me over the years. The idea with open source is that the programming code and/or the process of writing it are open for others to see and use and that by making it public, the larger community will benefit from the sharing of information and collaboration. With programming, you can easily do this regardless of geography. With clay, it's not so obvious on how to do it, but I think blogging is has been a good way to do “open source ceramics”. If I give you a pot, now you have a pot and I don't have that pot. But if I give you an idea then we both get to keep it.
The open sharing of ideas might be the overarching reason on why I write, but I've discovered many more benefits to blogging. I have found that writing has greatly impacted my work. The conversations I have with myself about my own work have grown and evolved, affecting the aesthetic decisions I make daily about my pots. As a visual artist I'm used to falling back on the thought that my work will speak for itself. I hope it does, up to a point, but there is something to be said for backing it up with words. And obviously not everything I write is that profound (like instructions on covering your remote with plastic). But when I have to be more serious and thoughtful about my words, like when writing an artist statement, it comes easier than it ever has before. The habit of writing makes writing easier.
Getting Re-energized
Two years after I began this blog, I once again found myself at NCECA (Louisville) and throughout the week had some amazing conversations with people that "knew me" from my blog. I suddenly realized that my blog posts were not just disappearing out there, but they were being received on the other end by ceramic artists that not only knew what a blog was, but were excited to be reading one that focused on clay! Once I had the knowledge that people were out there across both the US, but also around the world were reading, I was energize and completely dove into the blog.
When I got home I started writing more regularly. I also started to pay attention to the statistics on who was reading my blog. And I set up an email list so readers could automatically get an email with each post. Knowing people were out there on the other end really pushed me.
Some Nice Side Effects
I've had a website of my work, in one form or another for the past 9+ years. I used to be conflicted about having pots online. They are 3-dimensional and tactile; things that don't usually go so well with the internet. I think that a blog helps add other dimensions to the piece. You can show the pieces in progress. Talk about the process of making. Show the pieces in use. Talk about inspirations and frustrations in making. Some of the blanks begin to fill in and the connection between maker, pot and user has grown stronger. Stronger than I ever could have imagined way back when I began my first adventures online.
There have been some great and unexpected side effects of writing my blog. It turns out that it is the best kind of publicity: it's publicity as a side effect. I get to put my efforts into what I want to do: write, teach, share my work, and connect with others. And it just so happens that it's publicity. I've been lucky that I've been asked to be in a number of invitational shows where the curators, jurors and gallery managers have found my work and gotten to know it through this blog.
It's also allowed me to keep up with regular customers. They can check in and see what I've been up to easily. The email list, RSS feed and blog reader instructions have been really important. I wrote a while back about the concept of 1000 True Fans. I'm far from it, but my blog helps me on my path.
The Ceramic Blogging Revolution
Ever since my return from NCECA in Louisville 2 years ago, something really exciting is happening! The number of clay focused blogs has grown exponentially and an incredible international community of clay bloggers has developed. It's a community that I feel very lucky to be a part of, to have these relationships with my readers and other pottery bloggers. I'm learning a lot, both technically and personally.
What's Next
I have at least 6 other posts in progress, and another dozen ideas in my head, but if you ever have any suggestions, I'm glad to hear them and respond to them. I find that the more I write, the more I want to write (like this past week).
I will continue to have tutorials, studio updates and show announcements. But I'm also expecting the unexpected, just like when I began. You never know where life (or a blog) is going to take you.
Thank you for reading my blog. Please share your thoughts about pottery blogging with me and the other readers in the comments, it's an important part of the process for me. It would be quite a different experience entirely for me if I wrote without comments. The posts would become static. This post doesn't end with this sentence, it ends with the last comment at the bottom of this page.
It's a bit of an anniversary for me... It's been 4 years since I first started writing PotteryBlog.com. It all started about 4 and a half years ago at NCECA – Indianapolis. I had attended a number of panel discussions and lectures given by writers, editors and publishers of both books and magazines. I found myself inspired by the words I had heard throughout the week and the conversations had, but I wasn't quite sure where to go with it. I knew that I wanted to write, but the time lines for traditional media didn't appeal to me. Magazine articles usually took about a year to be published, and books could be 3-5 years. I wanted to go in the direction of something less formal and with more immediate feedback, for now.On the trip home from Indianapolis, a conversation started with my friend Brian Boyer (programmer, writer and potter). He really felt that a blog was the direction to go in with my post-conference energy. Ian and I had many conversations at home and he had been urging me to start a blog throughout the previous year. My hesitation was that I didn't know any other potter that was writing a blog about clay. A huge part of blogging was the connections with other bloggers writing in the same field. Blog writers are great blog readers, and when you begin to link to each other, your audience can grow exponentially. But after the conference, and my conversation with Brian, I realized that it was what I was going to do. And so I went home, registered the domain name: PotteryBlog.com, and soon I began to write. I had no idea where it was going to lead me, but I knew it was were I wanted to be at that moment.
A Slow StartWhen I started this blog, I had to do a lot of educating. The question that I got from most of the clay folks that I talked to about my writing endeavors was “What's a blog.” I guess it's a question that I still get, but in the beginning it was the question that I got from everyone that I talked to about it. I continued to write for the next 2 years. Not on a super regular basis, but regular enough. A couple of years into it, I had that nagging feeling that maybe no one was reading my blog. A large part of writing a blog is personal, so theoretically, I would continue to write with or without readers. But when you send your words and images out there, you do hope that someone is reading them.
Why do I Blog?The other top question that I get on a regular basis is: why? Why do I spend my time and energy into writing this blog. Why do I "give away information for free" (their words, not mine)? The answer is pretty simple: information is free. I would love to give away pots, but it's not the most sustainable business model. Ian (my significant other of 12+ years) is an open source programmer. He's rubbed off on me over the years. The idea with open source is that the programming code and/or the process of writing it are open for others to see and use and that by making it public, the larger community will benefit from the sharing of information and collaboration. With programming, you can easily do this regardless of geography. With clay, it's not so obvious on how to do it, but I think blogging is has been a good way to do “open source ceramics”. If I give you a pot, now you have a pot and I don't have that pot. But if I give you an idea then we both get to keep it.
The open sharing of ideas might be the overarching reason on why I write, but I've discovered many more benefits to blogging. I have found that writing has greatly impacted my work. The conversations I have with myself about my own work have grown and evolved, affecting the aesthetic decisions I make daily about my pots. As a visual artist I'm used to falling back on the thought that my work will speak for itself. I hope it does, up to a point, but there is something to be said for backing it up with words. And obviously not everything I write is that profound (like instructions on covering your remote with plastic). But when I have to be more serious and thoughtful about my words, like when writing an artist statement, it comes easier than it ever has before. The habit of writing makes writing easier.
Getting Re-energizedTwo years after I began this blog, I once again found myself at NCECA (Louisville) and throughout the week had some amazing conversations with people that "knew me" from my blog. I suddenly realized that my blog posts were not just disappearing out there, but they were being received on the other end by ceramic artists that not only knew what a blog was, but were excited to be reading one that focused on clay! Once I had the knowledge that people were out there across both the US, but also around the world were reading, I was energize and completely dove into the blog.
When I got home I started writing more regularly. I also started to pay attention to the statistics on who was reading my blog. And I set up an email list so readers could automatically get an email with each post. Knowing people were out there on the other end really pushed me.
Some Nice Side EffectsI've had a website of my work, in one form or another for the past 9+ years. I used to be conflicted about having pots online. They are 3-dimensional and tactile; things that don't usually go so well with the internet. I think that a blog helps add other dimensions to the piece. You can show the pieces in progress. Talk about the process of making. Show the pieces in use. Talk about inspirations and frustrations in making. Some of the blanks begin to fill in and the connection between maker, pot and user has grown stronger. Stronger than I ever could have imagined way back when I began my first adventures online.
There have been some great and unexpected side effects of writing my blog. It turns out that it is the best kind of publicity: it's publicity as a side effect. I get to put my efforts into what I want to do: write, teach, share my work, and connect with others. And it just so happens that it's publicity. I've been lucky that I've been asked to be in a number of invitational shows where the curators, jurors and gallery managers have found my work and gotten to know it through this blog.
It's also allowed me to keep up with regular customers. They can check in and see what I've been up to easily. The email list, RSS feed and blog reader instructions have been really important. I wrote a while back about the concept of 1000 True Fans. I'm far from it, but my blog helps me on my path.
The Ceramic Blogging RevolutionEver since my return from NCECA in Louisville 2 years ago, something really exciting is happening! The number of clay focused blogs has grown exponentially and an incredible international community of clay bloggers has developed. It's a community that I feel very lucky to be a part of, to have these relationships with my readers and other pottery bloggers. I'm learning a lot, both technically and personally.
What's NextI have at least 6 other posts in progress, and another dozen ideas in my head, but if you ever have any suggestions, I'm glad to hear them and respond to them. I find that the more I write, the more I want to write (like this past week).
I will continue to have tutorials, studio updates and show announcements. But I'm also expecting the unexpected, just like when I began. You never know where life (or a blog) is going to take you.
Thank you for reading my blog. Please share your thoughts about pottery blogging with me and the other readers in the comments, it's an important part of the process for me. It would be quite a different experience entirely for me if I wrote without comments. The posts would become static. This post doesn't end with this sentence, it ends with the last comment at the bottom of this page.
Dinnerware, a platter, wall vases and a whole bunch of cups
As promised, here are some photos of some recent work. I got them out of the kiln right before our July road trip. And had the photographed this week by my photographer, Guy Nicol.
These pieces are sort of a hybrid between my oval vases and the wall pieces.
And this is a new surface that you're going to start seeing on more of my pieces.
I'm really excited for a floral designer to go to town with them! Unfortunately, my favorite designer, Amy Lemaire, has moved away! Amy has done all the arrangements over the past 4 years. You can see some of her past work here.
I think I've mentioned before that I've been in a cup making groove.
I really love the curve & tension in these handles.
The curve of this mug makes me want to fill it with hot cocoa and cup it in my hands on a cold autumn night. That's not going to happen for a while.
hope. peace. change.
This is some new dinnerware that I've been designing:
And this is part of my newest platter series:
I'm really excited for these new wall vases.
These pieces are sort of a hybrid between my oval vases and the wall pieces. And this is a new surface that you're going to start seeing on more of my pieces.
I'm really excited for a floral designer to go to town with them! Unfortunately, my favorite designer, Amy Lemaire, has moved away! Amy has done all the arrangements over the past 4 years. You can see some of her past work here.I think I've mentioned before that I've been in a cup making groove.
I really love the curve & tension in these handles.
The curve of this mug makes me want to fill it with hot cocoa and cup it in my hands on a cold autumn night. That's not going to happen for a while.
hope. peace. change.
Analyzing your Blog or Website
A brief follow up:
First of all, I want to thank everyone for the incredible response to this week's posts, especially the overwhelming response to the Search Engine Optimization post. There is some great energy happening around the clay blogs this week- conversations starting had by commenting back and forth, linking and sharing of one another's posts, and lots changes being made on the pottery blogs to improve search results. I'm so glad that it's been useful and may have sparked the interest of some of you out there!
I have gotten several questions on why I am planning on making the switch from Blogger to Wordpress. Luckily, Cynitha of Colorado Art Studio just happened to write this fantastic post today that just happens to answer this exact question in it. She made the switch a little while ago. It's also a must read article if you were at all interested in my post earlier this week about SEO. I know it's all a bit overwhelming, but you just need to jump in and start chipping away. (I'm reminding myself of this too.) One part of Cynthia's answer that isn't quite the same for me is that she was switching from a .blogspot account to her own domain so some of the growing pains won't be the same for me since I am already using my own domain name (that will only really make sense if you read her post).
Cynthia also shared this fantastic website for anyone who has a website or blog: websitegrader.com
It seems like a great tool for telling you what you're doing right with your site, what you need to do and how you're doing in comparison to similar sites.(It doesn't tell you this, but you're limited to 2 comparison sites at a time.) And you can go back and see how your improvements are working. It pointed out to me some meta tag and descriptions that I'm missing. Oops! When I make the switch over to Wordpress, I will put some serious time and energy into improving my 'grade'. I'm feeling really excited and anxious to make these changes now, but I'll be patient...
I will go into depth about this whole change over process when it actually happens. We're leaving in a couple of days for a big trip, so I've decided it would be best to wait until we get back to do it. I was having flashing of breaking something in the move, and then being out of the country for a couple of weeks and the blog being broken the whole time.
Good luck to all of you working on your blogs!
First of all, I want to thank everyone for the incredible response to this week's posts, especially the overwhelming response to the Search Engine Optimization post. There is some great energy happening around the clay blogs this week- conversations starting had by commenting back and forth, linking and sharing of one another's posts, and lots changes being made on the pottery blogs to improve search results. I'm so glad that it's been useful and may have sparked the interest of some of you out there!
I have gotten several questions on why I am planning on making the switch from Blogger to Wordpress. Luckily, Cynitha of Colorado Art Studio just happened to write this fantastic post today that just happens to answer this exact question in it. She made the switch a little while ago. It's also a must read article if you were at all interested in my post earlier this week about SEO. I know it's all a bit overwhelming, but you just need to jump in and start chipping away. (I'm reminding myself of this too.) One part of Cynthia's answer that isn't quite the same for me is that she was switching from a .blogspot account to her own domain so some of the growing pains won't be the same for me since I am already using my own domain name (that will only really make sense if you read her post).Cynthia also shared this fantastic website for anyone who has a website or blog: websitegrader.com
It seems like a great tool for telling you what you're doing right with your site, what you need to do and how you're doing in comparison to similar sites.(It doesn't tell you this, but you're limited to 2 comparison sites at a time.) And you can go back and see how your improvements are working. It pointed out to me some meta tag and descriptions that I'm missing. Oops! When I make the switch over to Wordpress, I will put some serious time and energy into improving my 'grade'. I'm feeling really excited and anxious to make these changes now, but I'll be patient...
I will go into depth about this whole change over process when it actually happens. We're leaving in a couple of days for a big trip, so I've decided it would be best to wait until we get back to do it. I was having flashing of breaking something in the move, and then being out of the country for a couple of weeks and the blog being broken the whole time.
Good luck to all of you working on your blogs!
Fall Classes with Emily Murphy
It's time again to sign up for next session's classes at Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, IL. Classes begin the week of Sept. 8, 2008 and run for 10 weeks. If you sign up by August 15th, you'll get 10% off.Below I've listed the classes that I will be teaching in the fall. If you're not interested in soda, or aren't at the advanced level yet, there are tons of other classes to take (clay and non-clay, although you know my preference:) .
Advanced Topics in Soda Firing: Surface Decoration
Level:Intermediate/Advanced
LAC members $340 / Non-members $350
Soda Lab Fee: $60.00
Class description:
This class will focus on color, pattern, texture, motif, and the development of a personal style for your soda fired pots and sculpture. You will use glazes, flashing and colored slips, stains and oxides to experiment with a wide variety of techniques which include resists (wax, latex, paper and tape), stencils, spraying and brushwork. In addition to concentrating on surface, hand building and wheel throwing demonstrations will be presented. All students are required to share loading and unloading of kilns on evenings outside of class
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Advanced Wheel: Throwing and Altering
Level: Advanced
LAC Members $ 340/ Non-members $ 350
Class description:
This class is for the proficient thrower to take their wheel work to the next level. We will push, pull and cut the clay on and off the wheel to create new forms on and off the wheel. We will use the wheel to make the basic forms, and then incorporate hand-building techniques to build forms that are out of round.
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Student Information:Class fee includes:
- 25lbs of stoneware, terra cotta clay, porcelain or soda clay.
- Glaze materials with over 200 glaze combinations
- Gas, soda and electric kiln firings
- Generous open studio time!! Come in 12 hours per day; 7 days per week (10am-10pm).
Please Note:
- Tool kits and additional clay are available for purchase.
- Don't forget to dress-for-mess and bring an old towel to class.
Tour of Clay Focused Blogs (semi-complete), part 5
I have once again updated my blogroll of clay focused blogs. It's getting loooong. But I seriously do read all of these blogs. As I have mentioned before, I use a blog reader, Google Reader, to keep track of my subscriptions. I could never actually keep track of all of these without it. I also use Google Reader to create my blogroll over there in the side bar automatically. If you're a blogger and you'd like to do this on your website, check out this tutorial. Or if you're want to do it a different way, you can try this.
There are lots of updates in this list. I've removed some that haven't been updated in 7-8 months+, plus added all sorts of goodies. Every week I'm finding new blogs. I'm often surprised when I come upon a 'new' blog that has actually been around for several month. Why didn't I know about it? If I'm missing something, let me know!
86. That's the number in the blog roll now:
Since I'm a big advocate of using a feed reader, I will give you a reminder of how to set up this list in Google Reader:
If you're interested in subscribing to my list, and you're using Google Reader, just follow these simple steps.
I forgot to mention this in my previous post about my new website. If you have a link to my website, would you mind updating it from sodafired.com to emilymurphy.com. And of course my blog address is potteryblog.com. Links are always appreciated :)
I hope you don't mind my heavy posting this week. I've been traveling a lot this summer and I have been writing, but I haven't always had the time to complete a thought, edit or ability to upload. So I have a back log of partial post. I'm leaving for Berlin and Amsterdam in less than a week and I want to try to get as many finished and posted as I have time for.
There are lots of updates in this list. I've removed some that haven't been updated in 7-8 months+, plus added all sorts of goodies. Every week I'm finding new blogs. I'm often surprised when I come upon a 'new' blog that has actually been around for several month. Why didn't I know about it? If I'm missing something, let me know!
86. That's the number in the blog roll now:
- A Potter's Life For Me
- Alex Matisse: Notes from an Apprenticeship
- Ambrosia Porcelain
- Amy Higgason: Pigeon Road Pottery
- Amy Sanders: There There Pottery
- Ang Design Blog
- Anne Webb: Webb Pottery Studio
- Ben Stark: Stark's Pots
- Bibbi Forsman
- Brad Tucker Pottery
- Brandon Hanna: Mochaware
- Brandon Phillips: Support Your Local Potter
- Carole Epp: Musing About Mud
- Ceramic Erin
- Cheryl Alena Bartram: Dragonfly Clay
- Chi: Peppa Studio
- Christa Assad
- Cold Springs Studio Pottery
- Craig Edwards: Woodfired Pottery
- Cynthia Guajardo: Colorado Art Studio
- Dan Finnegan: Studio Pottery
- Daniel Soderstrom: Soderstrom Pottery Blog
- David North: Off The Hump
- Deborah Woods: The Mudpot
- Diana Fayt: One Black Bird
- Douglas Fitch: A Devonshire Pottery
- Elaine Spallone Pottery
- Eleanor Hendriks: StudioÉLAN
- Emily Murphy: Pottery Blog
- Euan Craig: Euan The Potter
- Fine Mess Pottery
- Gay Judson: Sister Creek Pottery
- Heather Knight: Element Clay Studio
- Jeanette Manchester Harris
- Jeanette Zeis: Vessels & Wares
- Jeff Martin Ceramics
- Jeffrey Guin: Clean Mud
- Jen Mecca: Pottery Blog
- Joe Bennion: Potter's Journal
- John Zenter: Pots And Other Things
- Josie Jurczenia: Josie Goes to Pot
- Judi Tavill: Judi's Kiln
- Judy Shreve: Mountain House Studios
- Julie Rozman: Design Realized
- Kathy Lin: Zen and Art of Potter's Wheel Maintenance
- Katie Parker: New Work
- Keith and Gina: MudStuffing Sketchbook
- Keith Kreeger: Kreeger Pottery Blog
- Kelly Kessler: Diving Into the Clay
- Kenji Uranishi & Mel Robson: Sandwich Mountain
- Kenji Uranishi: Kamenendo
- Kent Harris: The Slurry Bucket
- Kristen K. Swanson: Contemporary Porcelain
- Kristen Kieffer Ceramics
- Kyle Carpenter: A Potter's Journal
- Kyle Houser: Homefry Sketchbook
- Linda Johnson: Little Flower Designs
- Linda Starr: Blue Starr Gallery
- Lucy Fagella Pottery
- Mary Anne Davis: Modern Table Art
- Meagan Chaney Studios
- Mel Robson: Feffakookan
- Michael Kline: Sawdust and Dirt
- Michael Martino: Karatsu Pots
- Michele D: NOLA Potter
- Nancy & Andy: [that which is not]
- Nancy and Burt
- Naomi Cleary: Melt My Heart
- Nigel Lambert: Chicken Shed Design
- Noelle Horsfield
- Pam McFadyen: Lurearts Ceramics
- Patricia Griffin: Clay Mouse Studio
- Paul Jessop: Paul the Potter
- Rae Dunn...Clay.
- Renee Margocee: The Pondering Potter
- Ron Philbeck: Potter's Journal
- Samantha and Bruce: Bulldog Pottery
- Shane Norrie: Journal
- Shannon Garson: Strange Fragments
- Shawna Pincus: Pinkkiss Pottery
- Tara Robertson Pottery
- Tasha McKelvey: Handmade Clay Goodness
- Taylor H: Wirerabbit Pots
- The Aesthetic Elevator
- Tony Clennell: smokieclennell
- Vicki Liles Gill: Bluegill Pottery
- Whitney Smith: This Artist's Life
Since I'm a big advocate of using a feed reader, I will give you a reminder of how to set up this list in Google Reader:
If you're interested in subscribing to my list, and you're using Google Reader, just follow these simple steps.
- Login to Google Reader
- Click on this link and "save file": http://www.google.com/reader/public/subscriptions/user/15666827403315601321/label/public
- Figure out where the downloaded file is located. (for PC users) Right click on the download and click on "open folder containing." That will tell you where the downloaded file is located
- Click on "Manage Subscriptions"
- Click on "Import/Export"
- Click on"Browse" and locate the downloaded file.
- Click Upload and then start reading! You'll be overwhelmed with posts to read at first, but once you get caught up, it's quite manageable :)
You can always use this as a starting point and add and subtract subscriptions from this list to suit your interests.
I forgot to mention this in my previous post about my new website. If you have a link to my website, would you mind updating it from sodafired.com to emilymurphy.com. And of course my blog address is potteryblog.com. Links are always appreciated :)
I hope you don't mind my heavy posting this week. I've been traveling a lot this summer and I have been writing, but I haven't always had the time to complete a thought, edit or ability to upload. So I have a back log of partial post. I'm leaving for Berlin and Amsterdam in less than a week and I want to try to get as many finished and posted as I have time for.
Profile
- Location:
- Lillstreet Studios
4401 N. Ravenswood
Chicago, IL 60640
- Website:
- http://emilymurphy.com
- What kind of work do you do?
- Mostly functional soda fired pottery. Mostly wheel thrown. Lots of altering of the forms and focus on surface decoration. My work is based in tradition with a strong modern twist on it.
My work can be seen on my website: http://emilymurphy.com and on my blog at http://potteryblog.com
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Moni is very sweet and her work is great. Don't know if you will be in her part of the country (south) but thought you might like the info. Have a great time!
Pamela
i was in chicago last week visiting my sister in buena park. i stopped by lilstreet. i went upstairs and rang the doorbell, but no one ever came. sorry to have missed meeting you and seeing the studios.
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