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/

I am working on a dinner set for my kitchen. They are glazed with Georgie's Speckled Olive and Laguna Sea Gold.

Welcome, @Nancy McRae ! We’re so happy to have you here. Please feel free to make yourself at home and actively shape this group together with us. 🌟 In this group we share our wins, our fails, and even our morning coffee cups. Whatever it is, you can always bring it here.

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? 🚐☕💙

I have been working on a wheel thrown tea strainer. This is the second one I made. The first didn't work out. I can't wait to see if it works.