clay with a view: I am now offering pottery experiences at my forest grove studio

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  • my clay + me

    Welcome to my little clay splattered corner of the internet.   When I fell madly in love with pottery, my heart was too busy for me to realize tha...
  • studio happenings 05.23.2023

    Slowly, but surely, all of my studio dreams are coming true.  Isn't it a beautiful sight? what I am making: I am whipping up a few special edition...
  • big news from joye made clay

    For those of you that missed the breaking news on instagram, I have finally broken ground on my very own studio.  I haven’t told many people this...
  • why you should watch the great pottery throw down

    •It will teach you all of the pottery lingo.  Even if you have never been in the same room as a pottery wheel, you can sound like you just finishe...
  • ceramics 101

    Back in 2019, one of my daughters took a ceramics class at our local community college.  I had always wanted to try my hand at it, but life was bus...
  • palettes

    In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities.  In the expert’s mind, there are few. Shunryu Suzuki  The first Christmas after I starte...
  • korea

    Before covid came about, we had gone to Korea for a couple of extended trips to visit my husband’s family — mainly his sweet halmoni (grandma) who,...
  • a year in review

    A year ago this weekend, I did my first market.  I was a little terrified and a little excited.  I didn't really know where to start, I priced my p...
  • springing forward in the studio

    I am a little embarrassed that it has been so long since giving a peak into my studio happenings, but here we are.   I am in the middle of making f...
  • busy busy fall

    Claiming a favorite season is a bit like claiming a favorite child.  I love them all equally, but I do feel a bit partial to the one that is bringi...
  • summer studio happenings

    what I'm throwing: this week has been full of berry bowls, harry pottery mugs (I've been dreaming about making these since last fall!) and lots of ...
  • just another morning at the wheel

    what I am throwing: this week I am throwing thumb mugs (which are a delight to hold!), big ole' bowls and I am dabbling with olive oil cruets.  It...