The good with the bad.

I'm not going to bore you with the details, but I've been having trouble with my kiln (and my life...) Making kiln-firing a real nail-biting situation. Will I lose a lot of work to cracks and mis-fitting glazes? Will I want to throw-up when I open the kiln? What color is not going to work this time?
But along with the bad, there was some good. Like these new juice cups.

Bunny-butt bowls!

Its spring! Which means bunnies! I've made a few bunny butt bowls (and some creamer and sugar jar sets to come later this week) to sell in my etsy shop (vegandish.etsy.com). 100% of the proceeds will go to the Farm Sanctuary.

While the bunny-butts make an occasional appearance in my pottery, I don't make them that often. (About once a year...usually around spring.) The bunny-butt stamp is handmade by me.

Handbuilt.

For a self-proclaimed die-hard wheelthrower, I sure am doing a lot of handbuilding these days. It is exciting to look at clay in a whole new light. I've been working on the mugs. Still not happy with the handle, but I really love being able to bring my cut-glass textures into functional pieces.
I think this new appreciation/interest came from working on my baskets, which have handbuilt elements...

Not purple.

This is what happens when you don't test a new batch of glaze before committing it to pieces of pottery. It's not right! Not purple!!! Argh.
So, the lesson? Always test your new batches of glaze. Even if you are SURE you followed the recipe correctly.