Eight years ago we sold everything and bought a sailboat in the south pacific, Fiji. We have lived aboard Pogeyan full time for the last 8 years. I didn't want to do it, but I love diving and told my husband I would go if there was a dive compressor on board, so we would be a live aboard dive boat. Well, he got a boat with a compressor. And I have loved every minute! We spend the cyclone season in NZ which is so beautiful. After covid, I discovered a pottery studio 3 minutes from our dock. I immediately joined and now I make pottery for the 6 months/year that we are in NZ. When it is not cyclone season we sail to Minerva reefs, Tonga and/or Fiji. If you also love underwater life and would like to see oceanic mantas, whales, nudi, fish, jellyfish, octopus etc. I post photos and videos on FB and IG. Unfortunately, we are in the process of selling our boat. Our money ran out and we will return to the USA and work again :( Soooo sad. But, for now I will still enjoy the ocean life. I am a huge animal lover, especially dogs! I forgot to mention that my favorite thing to make is mugs with people's pets on them! And any ocean themed work, mugs, mantas, whales, etc.. I have a separate IG account for my pottery and only post the dog mugs because that is what I will be promoting and trying to go when I go back to the USA. I have been doing pottery half a year for the last 3 years. I still feel like a beginner and am struggling to learn the wheel. When I get back to the USA I want to have a studio! https://www.facebook.com/michelle.siebertmarshall https://www.instagram.com/siebertmarshall/ https://www.instagram.com/mutt_muggz/

When I bought my minivan, I made myself this cup. Thrown on the wheel, painted with engobe, transfer images on top, and finished with a matte transparent glaze. Ever since, it’s been traveling with me, bringing me a little piece of home on the road. Do you ever miss that one homemade piece when you’re away from home? 🚐☕💙

For months Magenta Sky just sat unused on my glaze shelf… until I saw someone use it on YouTube and I was instantly hooked! 💖 Even though I usually gravitate toward turquoise, blue, green, and white, I had to give it a try. And wow — I just love how those tiny crystals form and how the color shifts depending on the clay body. Now I’m curious: do you have Magenta Sky in your glaze collection? Have you tried it yet? Show me your results — I’d love to see them! ✨

4 hours squeezed into a minute...

With this kiln I had two broken pieces (a plate and a mug). Both were glazed with COYOTE Gun Metal Green. I never had such experiences with this glaze. I fired it to a hot cone 6. What about you?