Monday morning eye candy – Hiroe Hanazono


I stopped in to visit my sister today to discover that she had a most wonderful gift for me. Much to my delight she had bought Hiroe Hanazono’s tumblers for me from the Handmade for Japan auction. So today’s eye candy is particularly lovely as I get to look at it and enjoy it in person too!

View more gorgeous work here.

Vince Pitelka Workshop in Nevada City June 13 – 17 2011

Come join us for Vince Pitelka’s 5 day Ceramic Surfaces Workshop in Downtown Nevada City, hosted by Rene Sprattling and Brad Carter. Vince has been a studio clay artist for 40 years, teaching clay since 1986, the last fifteen years at Tennessee Technological University’s Appalachian Center for Craft, one of the best fine-craft studio facilities in the nation.

For the general philosophy and structure of Vince’s workshops, go here.
You may also go to: Developing Ceramic Surface for more in-depth information.

Cost: $395 includes first 50#’s of cone 6 clay.
Registration: Class size is limited to 12 students so please register early.

For more details please visit the website here.

Monday morning eye candy: Wendy Gingell




I really just want my work to bring a smile to people. I started doing the organs and muscles due to my lack of knowledge of my own insides and keen interest in learning more after finding out I had only one kidney and a big cyst and not really knowing what either looked like. The little characters are really just for fun, often revealing my current relationship with my husband and 2 dogs.


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