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Decorating the Clay Studio

Published: June 19, 2009 | Posted in The Studio

I recently noticed how uninspiring my clay studio was and decided to spruce it up a little.  I found a few old posters I’ve had since college and found some pictures of pottery that I like (mostly on the internet).  I slapped them up on my walls and all of a sudden I feel much [...]

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Studio Improvements

Published: April 12, 2009 | Posted in The Studio

Over the past few weeks I’ve been working on improving my clay studio here and there.  I put in a few more shelves and cleaned the whole thing not too long ago.  Below you should be able to see a few pictures of the new set up.  I rearranged the glazing area and added a [...]

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Photo Booth for Shooting Ceramics

Published: January 4, 2009 | Also posted in My Artwork, Photography |

Here is my biggest project from Christmas Break.  I wanted a place to photograph some of my more appealing ceramic items.  I started thinking and designing a few months ago.  When Christmas Break finally rolled around I put my plan into action.  Since I don’t have large quantities of empty space I decided to make it collapsible.  You can [...]

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Small Clay Studio Upgrades

Published: November 17, 2008 | Also posted in Clay, My Artwork |

Last weekend I was hard at work in the studio.  I not only made a few small clay pieces, I also improved the studio a little bit.  I got tired of walking all over to get a bat when I was ready to throw so I upgraded my wheel table to include a bat holder.  [...]

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Time To Vent (the kiln)

Published: November 6, 2008 | Posted in The Studio

This past weekend I spent most of Saturday installing a vent system for my kiln.  I attached the Vent Master to the wall and then put some metal tubes up through the ceiling of the garage, across the attic a few feet and then out the back of the house through the soffit.  The hardest [...]


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Another day, another shelf

Published: June 11, 2008 | Also posted in Clay, My Artwork |

I added another shelf above the clay table so I had a place to put my tools. It was a little tricky getting it attached to the support beams above but I finally made it work. In the future I’ll probably add some more shelves to the walls so I have more room for pieces [...]


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It’s all coming together….

Published: June 11, 2008 | Posted in The Studio

My clay studio is really taking shape now. A few weeks ago I had some family members come down to hang drywall and finish some electrical work. My dad and grandpa and I hung the drywall and my brother wired some outlets and some more lights. Thanks guys! Here are some photos of the inside [...]


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The Clay Studio

Published: March 9, 2008 | Posted in The Studio

Last weekend was a great weekend. My race medals hit the market AND my dad and brother finally made it down to help me start building a clay studio. The plan, in a nutshell, is to put up some dividing walls in the basement and add more light and electricity. Here is what the “clay [...]


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The Cart

Published: February 15, 2008 | Posted in The Studio

A couple weeks ago I received my kiln which was shipped on a wooden pallet. Of course, since I’m so resourceful (and cheap) I decided not to throw away or burn such a great collection of wood, I decided to turn it into something useful. And the way I have my kiln room (garage) set [...]


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The Test Fire

Published: February 2, 2008 | Also posted in Clay, My Artwork |

The kiln is up and running! I fired it up last Sunday to see what it could do and I wasn’t dissappointed. I did a Fast Glaze fire to cone 06. It took exactly 4 hours from start to shut off. Then I let it cool overnight. According to the test cones it overfired slightly. [...]


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