Honey ...I'm home

Ahem....excuse the dust around here! WOW! It has been FOREVER and a day since I have posted up in here. Now that my newly renovated studio is up and running I plan to remedy the lack of posting!





...this! Ta dah!

I just had my first kiln firing in over a year and a half. It is not much but still a pretty good start. The kiln is firing well..I certainly had my concerns since it sat in a damp basement for so long.
I cannot wait to get back to my pottery routine...it is like I am starting from scratch. In case you were wondering what exactly "this" is. They are ceramic tatting shuttles...they are not new to this blog but it has been a long time since I've posted about them. You see, tatting has nearly taken over my life so now I must find room to juggle both tatting and ceramics into my new routines.
Come on back soon to see what the MadMadPotter is up to!

Colorful Custom Orders and Crazy teacups

Here is a set of custom teacups I did for a friend. I think they are a very soothing shade of yellow. Yellow is one of my favorite colors, I certainly could use more of it in my life. I hope she likes them.
I did another custom order for my friend Diane. She requested 3 small bowls with tatting designs to put her tatting bits into. Plus I believe she collects small bowls. This is a close up of one of the bowls, I really love the glaze on this one.

It seems that I have been doing a lot of custom orders these days which is perfectly fine. I certainly prefer to be kept busy.
Finally, here is a stack of crazy teacups and saucers with tatting designs. These will be listed in my Etsy tatting shop.

I love the orange one where the glaze ran while in the kiln. It's a bit surreal and I like that quality.