Hi all - I have my 2nd market tomorrow and the first one with 2 tables, gazebo, etc. I had a dry run last night and would love some constructive feedback on improvements to the look. I’ve ordered some battery powered fairy lights for the gazebo to brighten it up a bit. The layout is ok but I’m not 100% happy with it. Does anyone have any thoughts on if it’s better to group by colour or function? Ie practical things together then decorative things together or does it not really matter? This is a massive learning curve for me so your thoughts would be appreciated! 😊 Also a massive shout out to Maxine at Collypit Pottery for her wuuurm tutorial and Audrey Lynn Studios for the bee bowls and everyone else for the glaze inspirations!

Can you please share any tips, tricks, tutorials for how to use gelli plates for ceramics? I am interested in using a gelli plate and I have a little one, but I’m having a hard time doing anything other than screenprinting on it. I’d like to try other things!

Do most people use clay with or without grog for mugs/cups? Also trinket dishes?

This month, I want you to make yourself an ice cream bowl. Not just any bowl, but your ice cream bowl.🍨 Create something that feels like you. Experiment. Play with your favorite colors, textures, or decorations. Try something you have always wanted to try. Make it bold, playful, elegant, or weird. Whatever reflects your personality.✨ And make it so unmistakably yours that it practically shouts, “Hands off! This one belongs to me!” 😄 I want you to open your cupboard and instantly know that this is not just another bowl. It is your special bowl, the one you always reach for when it is time for ice cream.🍧 I cannot wait to see what you create. Have fun, be creative, and do not forget to share your bowl with the community!🫶

I did it, y’all! My friend, who is a beautiful, brilliant, kind woman, asked me to make her a chip and dip. I said yes because my toxic trait is “I can make anything” 😅 Well, I had never thrown one before, and she specifically wanted the divisions so she can put taco toppings in each section. I struggled! First, my bats were terrible (they were a type of board that I thought would be great to use, but instead never released the clay!) I failed there twice before deciding the bats were the problem. Then I threw another one, but the places where I attached the separations kept cracking, the bowl was too leather hard for the attachments, I guessed. So then I made another one, but with shrinkage, it ended up far too small—she wanted something BIG! And then, I made one that I thought was perfect, but the middle section was far too thin on the bottom and it cracked. Cracked in half at the glaze fire! So here, my grand finale, is the last chip and dip with sections that I will ever make 😅🤣 My friend is a big fan of bright and bold colors, often seen wearing a tie dye or ice dye garment that her amazing mother hand-makes for her. I know this was a great learning opportunity. However, I only persevered because I love this person! This was the most clay I’ve ever thrown, it is around 11 pounds of reclaim. I did: Honey Flux all over x3 Then x3 splotches and waves of: Spectrum Cactus, Floating Turquoise, Tiger’s Eye, Bougainvillea, and Amaco Smoky Merlot. Then some splotches of Honey Flux x2 in random locations on top. What do you think?! Did I hit the “tie dye look” target??!!