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Penland School Auction Catalog Online!

my slice of the catalog


The Penland School of Crafts 24th Annual Auction catalog is now online here. There are 230 + artworks that have been donated for the annual event. Check out the catalog through the 4 pdf files. The piece I donated is in the Saturday Silent Auction. Apparently there are a few tickets left. Hope to see you at the auction!

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Friday Night Silent Auction
Friday Night Live Auction
Saturday Silent Auction
Saturday Live Auction

Saturday Fun

I'm carving some patterns on a few jars today. Also cutting some footrings on some platter bowls.

Tom Turner at Blue Spiral in Asheville


The opening of Tom's new work is tomorrow evening, July 2nd. This show consists of the best from several month's of Tom's kiln. I hope to see you at the opening! Here are a few pictures of the installation.


Random Monday

Here are a few pictures that describe the day I had today in no particular order.

some of the sandy light stoneware I'm using this go around.
For glazed pots.

hay bales. we lease the hay field to our neighbors who take the hay!

pugging some reclaim

more plates with light sandy stoneware

little tumblers in #6 tile slip

a nice mug I got in the mail from Scott Cooper. We're trading!

remote control.
Today's sounds included Ben Webster, NPR, The Ravonettes,
Destroyer, Deerhunter, and Wolf Parade!

the table. 12# bowls, 3.5# plates

random things that are collecting on the woodstove, including a vase
I am donating to my high school reunion
(thirty years!!) raffle!
I was supposed to ship it Friday, sorry Angelia...


Activities not represented in this photo barrage,
  • fixing the digital converter box so that we could watch PBS on our analog, rabbit ears powered TV again
  • talking with some potter friends on some of the many unused minutes of my upgraded cell phone plan
  • making a 7 foot haystack, old school style, with the pitchfork.
  • playing with the girls
  • facehookingbooking
  • grabbing chickens
  • fitting and oiling a new screen door, getting it ready to hang
  • feeding chickens
  • laying in the hammock
It was a full-on day that's just now ending with this post. It was a gorgeous day, the kind of clear bright Monday that my Dad would call a "blue Monday". Until next time.......

Dipping Cups

These cups are hard to hold because there's not much of a foot to hold on to. So I just wet my fingers and hold on to the leatherhard clay till I feel that my fingers are stuck. Then I invert and dip!
 

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Bakersville, NC
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http://michaelklinepottery.blogspot.com
What kind of work do you do?
wood fired salt glazed folk inspired pottery

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At 6:57pm on April 5, 2009, Maya Machin Pottery said…
Unfortunately, pots are doing much at the moment because of knee healing, crutches, etc, but hoping to get back in the studio even for an hour or so a day very soon! Missing North Carolina Springtime, and you guys!
At 7:31pm on March 27, 2009, Colleen Riley said…
Michael, are you going to be at NCECA? If so, please stop by and introduce yourself, because I'm a huge fan of your work, and I'd love to pick your brain about salt+wood firing. Did a workshop with at the Bray with Josh last summer and we fired his little cat with salt and it was exquisite. We're building a bourry with a soda chamber this summer and I can't wait! Anyway, I'll be at the Master Kiln Builders booth (don't know if you know my husband, Donovan Palmquist?)...hope to see you there.
C
At 7:13pm on December 21, 2008, chuck stern said…
michael

thanks for checking in. the storms are relentless and this old man is buffing up with the shovel workout - we could've moved south when we left detroit. but now im in front of the fireplace with the beautiful patricia and all is well. it would be great to see you in june if your schedule has a convenient opening.

right back at you for a great holiday season for you and yours. the new year in your new studio should be great.

chuck
At 10:47am on September 6, 2008, April Rexroad said…
Hi Michael,
I just posted a few pictures of my last soda firing. I had planned on this refiring them before posting pictures but since you asked, I uploaded a few. They're not quite where I want them yet. Right now, I think I'm more happy with my pieces in the greenware stage as I'm still working out some of the firing issues.
At 2:21pm on September 4, 2008, Michael Kline said…
I've just unloaded a kiln and will have some time later to take some pictures. We tried the soda/whiting/sawdust thing, but our "batter" didn't set up. Micah Cain thinks its because the soda ash was old? Does anyone have any experience with this?
At 12:55am on September 4, 2008, Ben Carter said…
YO
Thanks for inviting me to be a part of the fun. It made me think I have to figure out the low fire soda thing fast.
Ive been thinking about the rims of your pots alot lately. Ill send along pics (when I get them shot) of some hand building that Ive been doing that is based on those rims.
I hope your doing well. .Thanks again
Ben
At 9:55pm on September 3, 2008, Steve White said…
Michael, I've been up in Maine for a month and see that you left some comment that I don't know how to retrieve. I think it got filtered on my postini and I accidently deleted it. We will be at Rebels Creek on Friday am and may return to Hilton Head that afternoon, if Hanna lets us travel. steve
At 9:44am on August 27, 2008, June Perry - Shambhala Pottery said…
Hi friend! Thanks for adding me to your friends list. I'm reciprocating! :-)

June
At 8:23pm on April 18, 2008, Jamie Cuticello said…
I was checking out some of your work today at AKAR 's page, there was one in particular that i especially liked it was a white slip tea pot with a little black bird on the lid. Just great stuff...
At 6:26pm on April 10, 2008, Joy Tanner said…
Yeah, I've been poking around a little bit over there and have picked up some tips. Last week Kent converted a weed burner to use the veggie oil and had success in getting a good flame, but I haven't seen the results yet.
 
 

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