Jay Jasper's Blog, page 107
December 22, 2020
only 3 more days til Christmas! Get your guess in while you still can!
In order to celebrate and show our appreciation, we have decided to do a giveaway. All you have to do to enter is 1) watch the video below 2) guess how many HANDMADE ornaments are on our tree 3) put your guess in the comments below 4) be subscribed to our newsletter where we will announce the winner!
Guess the number of handmade ornaments on the tree and win!
In January, when we take the tree down, we will then count the handmade ornaments. The person who guesses closest to the number will win an ornament from the tree!
Can’t wait to see if you win, but want an ornament?
December 21, 2020
Mugshot Monday
– Nanea Hoffman.”
Mug 1
$35
Shipping Included in US and Canada
December 20, 2020
In The Pendants
We have a feeling they won’t last long!
Chromium Buddha Pendant$28
Includes Shipping in US and Canada
Soapstone Yoda Pendant$25
Includes Shipping in US and Canada
Buddha or yoda not your thing?
Perhaps this punny pendant will be more your passion?
Elephandant$28
Includes Shipping in US and Canada
Elephandant Take a look at even more jewelry over on the Jewelry page.
What do you think of these pieces?
hope you have an excellent Sunday!
December 19, 2020
Vase In Focus – Poseidon’s Adventure
His father ate him.
At least he didn’t like his babies cooked.”
Poseidon’s Adventure–
$202
Shipping included in US and Canada
What do you think of this vase?
December 18, 2020
What is this Post about? It’s anybody’s Guess!
In order to celebrate and show our appreciation, we have decided to do a giveaway. All you have to do to enter is 1) watch the video below 2) guess how many HANDMADE ornaments are on our tree 3) put your guess in the comments below 4) be subscribed to our newsletter where we will announce the winner!
Guess the number of handmade ornaments on the tree and win!
In January, when we take the tree down, we will then count the handmade ornaments. The person who guesses closest to the number will win an ornament from the tree!
Can’t wait to see if you win, but want an ornament?
Getting fired up about pit firing
It was considered a great milestone in the development of civilization, in part because people were tired of drinking their wine out of wooden buckets.
With such an interesting story behind these pieces, and their ethereal smokey qualities with small splashes of textures and depth, they would make a welcome gift for someone who likes unique and eclectic one of a kind pieces that are worth beholding.
From now until January 1st, if you are the first to buy a piece from our most recent firing, you will receive for 10% off. You can check out our selection of pit fired pieces here.
Prices have already been reduced on the page and include free shipping to the United States and Canada.
See more pit fired vases hereTo sweeten the pit, the first person to buy a pit fired piece will receive a small gift of my choosing! I’ll pick out something cool for you, because this is my first time selling pottery fired with this technique, but it’s definitely not my first time firing pottery this way.
Looking forward to sending a pit-fired vase to it’s new home!
Don’t want to miss out on seeing all the available deals during this sale? Sign up for our Newsletter today. We will be sending out a summary of all of our sale items Sunday night, and you will have a chance to win some free pottery once we hit 500 subscribers, which I am hoping will be before the holidays!
Christmas cheer from the heart of my bottom
I know you’ve missed me.
I, Chairman Meow, have been busy preparing for winter because the humans are not doing it the right way. I am much more effective than they are – but they won’t ever admit it.
They are strange animals.
I have also been working on my project – again on my own – which has taken some time as I do not have thumbs. Using the kiln was more difficult than I thought but I am extremely smart so I figured it out quickly.
I just made the humans do it for me.
So here they are.
My Butts.
Chairman Meow’s Cat Butt Magnets$30/set
Price Includes Shipping In US and Canada
(if you have a particular colour in mind – please contact the humans as I do not care)Now with that out of the way I can get back to more important things.
You’re welcome.
You can learn more about the humans work here at The Alchemist’s Studio and what they are all about in just one minute. They have this introductory video and told me to add something about signing up for a newsletter? I don’t even know what that is. Anyway, once they hit 500 subscribers, they will be doing another giveaway of something. There are some other animal things here too.
It better not be a giveaway of Chairman Meow.
I’m the only one who knows what is really going on around here.
December 17, 2020
Thursday Throwdown December 17, 2020
It’s vase-to-vase combat like you have never seen before!
How it works: We share two vases and YOU vote which is your favourite! The winner will then move on to the next round to face another competitor!
Last week, Electra and The Eye of Horus battled to the death! Your vote has determined that
Electra is going back to the Electra complex!
Electra
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$52
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The Series so far.
Gorgeous Vases of No Contact Wrestling
Vase Name
Gossip Girl
Phoenix Reborn
Pillar of Atlas
Evangeline
Ogopogo
Iris En Ciel
Original Twin
Kermit The Vase
Haring’s Dance
White Walker
Sobek’s Tears
Mount Olympus
Argus
Draupnir
Grandmother
Old Soul
Make It Work
Hope Rising In Springtime
The Eye Of Horus
The Eye of Balor
Electra
Wins/Losses
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2/1
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5/0
0/2
0/1
0/1
1/1
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1/1
1/1
4/1
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This week We are bringing out Dragons!
Mother of Dragons – $240Shipping included in Canada and US
In honour of the return of ‘Game of Thrones’ this vase is named ‘Mother of Dragons‘ after Daenrys Targaryen. Motherhood is always challenging, but imagine trying to raise three wilful dragons. The daycare costs alone must cost a fortune and imagine trying to hire a nanny, though Arya may be a suitable candidate, and possible future sister-in-law.
This art piece commemorates the magic of dragons. You can see where the flames have touched this vase during the reduction process. This moment has been captured perfectly and I can see a correlation between where the flames kissed the vase and the patterns on the vase. It was like our dragon friend Viserion was present in spirit before his icy reanimation.
The Eye of Horus –
$140
Shipping included in US and Canada
‘The Eye of Horus’, tells the tale of a feathered god, an 80 year struggle for power, avenging the death of a father, a missing testicle and eye and a race down the Nile. Did your parents ever say ‘It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye.’? Horus’ mother might have wanted to mention this to him.
Horus was depicted as a falcon, or a human figure with a falcon’s head. Fittingly he was the Egyptian god of the sky. His right eye represented the sun god Ra, and the left eye was symbolic of the moon. One could literally say he had stars in his eye, or at least a star.
That would be fitting because Horus was kind of a big deal, as he was a contender for the throne of Egypt. But he was not alone in contention for the throne!
His rival and uncle Set, who had murdered Horus also wanted the throne of Egypt, and both of these gods liked to fight dirty. Their battle would last for over eighty years and would include many contests arbitrated by the other gods and battles between the two.
In one such battle, Horus would lose his left eye, ripped out by Set, but Set did not get off lightly. He lost a testicle. Eventually Horus would recover his eye, and the god Thoth would heal it. Thus the Eye of Horus has come to represent, healing, restoration and protection.
And some people worry about laser eye surgery!
At the time it was commonly believed that an evil eye could cast a spell on the heart with just one glance. To counteract this the Eye of Horus often acted as a protective symbol.
You may be wondering how this 80 year old battle would end? In a boat race and some trickery. Tired of the constant fighting and upheaval the gods decided a boat race would determine the victor for the throne and the end to this conflict. Horus somehow convinced Set to use a stone boat. He had painted his own boat to look like stone as well, only his was made of wood.
As you can imagine, Set did not get very far. His boat sunk. Horus had avenged his father’s death, and many of the future pharaohs of Egypt were thought to be his reincarnation.
Who will be your victor? Be sure to get your vote in BELOW!
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Their fate is now in your hands!
We will share the winner (and update from last week!) next Thursday!
December 16, 2020
On The Wheel Wednesday
Open to growing, becoming, to reaching the heights of our full potential.
Open to refining ourselves, so that the picture we see of ourselves,
Is truly what people see when they are with us.
Life is one big classroom, to learn and experience new things to allow us to flourish and grow. The lessons are often hard, but their lessons are real.
What will you write?
You can learn more about our work here at the studio and what we are all about in just one minute. Check out our introductory video and subscribe to our youtube channel! And don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter here. Once we hit 500 subscribers, we will be doing another giveaway!
December 15, 2020
In Gratitude
