The Life & Blog of Two Potters

Lately, we’ve been . . . – pounding six inch spikes into the freshly cut hemlock (milled by our neighbor and carried home in our old manure spreader).  yup, we are busy building retaining walls to hold pounds and pounds of stone against the sides of our kiln. – talking with another neighbor about using [...]

Introducing Kiln Shelf Shares! We’re hoping to raise funds for purchasing kiln shelves by selling Kiln Shelf Shares. This is essentially a pre-buy of pottery, like a traditional CSA, where the farmers (potters) get funds ahead of time to grow (make) their “crop!” The very large kiln we’re building will require 100 or more sturdy [...]

Happy New Year, everyone!  As I write, the studio is beginning to fill with new pots for the coming year, and our new four-legged “mascot” is busy with his favorite toy, so maybe I’ll get a little written. I’m inspired to write a year-in-review style newsletter in part because I find that reflecting on all [...]

We hope this newsletter finds you enjoying the fall colors!   First and foremost, a huge thank-you to those of you who visited us at our various fairs, festivals, and farmers markets.  We were excited to show our new work together, and it was a great year!  It’s now time to buckle-down on the home front, [...]