A New Year and a New Phase

PW — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:52:21 +0000

Progress in 2012. Updates and changes in the studio. Our fourth kiln has been installed & the first glaze fire was unloaded this morning. It all looks great! So now we have two kilns dedicated for bisquing and two kilns dedicated for glaze fire. The entire area is now organized more efficiently with each section separated for ease and clarity. The common pick up shelves have made a big hit while giving an opportunity to view other potters’ work. The wheel area has the new addition of shelving for potters’ thrown pots. The 24 linear feet gives everyone much more space while working on multiple pieces.

Please send pictures

PW — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:55:20 +0000

Send your pictures for the Potters Wheel Blog to germane@potterswheelny.com. I will be happy to post them. This is a great way to communicate and show others what your making and it’s great FUN!

New Photos from Loretta Tedeschi Cuoco

Photos from Liz Alter

Liz, Please add comments with descriptions on these 5 photos.

Unveiling the kiln-shelf by shelf

PW — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:49:45 +0000

Top shelf
Next shelf
Next shelf
Next shelf
Bottom

Gifts of the season

Grace Anker — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:24:51 +0000

Despite the unseasonably warm temperatures, signs of the holiday season are everywhere. People are bustling, and the studio is busy. Soon I will be opening a glaze kiln so that it can be unloaded. No matter how many times I’ve done it there is always this feeling of happiness and excitement akin to the holiday. Running the studio is, in fact, a gift and it’s so gratifying to share it with others. So off I go, it’s a new day and the results of the latest glaze firing will be revealed.

Here are photos submitted by Loretta.

Hello world!

PW — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:54:33 +0000

This is the first post on The Potter’s Wheel blog where I hope to inform and engage fellow potters and ceramic enthusiasts. The studio is a busy one with interests in not only mid-range cone 6 electric, but gas, wood, high-fire porcelain, and raku, for example. I just competed a raku fire this week and will be sealing the surfaces today. Most of them are frames, and will be fitted with glass or mirrors.
It’s a great day for it – dry and cool. Oh, how I’d love to have a raku fire today!