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Snowy Sunday Spectacular!

the snow is falling and
it’s coming down quick! so we are inside sharing something Fresh from the kiln for you!

To go along with the new mugs from yesterday!

Green Frog
$25
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Violet Geodesic Ornament
$25
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Space Large Ornament
$35
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Violet Large Ornament
$35
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Blue Geodesic Ornament
$25
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Magenta Large Ornament
$35
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Intergalactic Kitty Ornament
$35
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Magenta Geodesic Ornament
$25
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Space Geodesic Ornament
$25
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Hope your Sunday is going great! IS there snow where you are?

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This Week At The Studio In Photos

This dead tree is home to many animals. More Intergalactic Mugs are ready to come to your home
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Forest fungi stands out against the naked wood of winter Buddha took a trip to the cosmos!
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Chairman Meow had to have his portrait updated for above the fireplace. That’s been the week here.

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Saturday Surprise!

THe holiday season is nearly here and it won’t be long until it’s a whole new year!

Start each day of the new year with a shiny new mug!

Here are a few that just came out of the kiln and are special for you first readers! White Mug
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Space Mug 2
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Violet Mug
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Magenta Mug
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The Magician Tarot Mug
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Aqua Mug 2
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Space Mug 3
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Do you have a favourite of these mugs? and Do you have any plans
for the new year coming up?

Hope your Saturday is going splendidly!

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It’s A Nice Day For A White Whetting

with only 3 more days until winter it’s definitely time to look at white!As a colour, white is often overlooked. This white is the centre of everything!and so as a celebration of a great colour, I wanted to share some of my work in that underrated white of the fresh winter snow
(not the muddy brown of spring snow).So here is to white!A Trio In WhiteWhite Christmas Ornament Set
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The tall snows of winter Pillar of Atlas – $80
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it’s for much more than
just shirts and napkins!

What is your favourite use of this colour?

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Her Mother In Law Is Pregnant Again, And She’s Tired Of The Pressure To Keep Up!

Raku vase ‘Nereus & Doris‘ focuses on the virtuous power couple of the sea, known for their fertility and general good nature. If you know anything about Greek mythology, which is a lot like reality television, this could only mean one thing. . . They would be replaced.

Nereus & Doris – $150
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Nereus, son of Gaia, was an honest man, known for never lying. But there was something fishy about him, and I don’t just mean his scales and tail. Maybe it was his shapeshifting ways, or his prophetic visions.

Doris was the daughter of Oceanus, and was known for the fertility of the oceans and her womb, for it is not every goddess who has the strength and tenacity to birth more than 50 children. There is even a cove named after her in Antarctica. Unfortunately her mother in law Gaia was always at her to have more children.

Nereus – $38
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Doris – $ 124
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While it’s true that this couple had over 50 children together

It was never enough for Nereus, who was a bit of a momma’s boy. Add to that his ability to never lie, and we have a real problem.

Outwardly, no one even realized to ask if there was anything wrong with this watery super couple, which is a good thing, or Nereus would have to tell the truth. But behind the scenes, the tell tale signs of problems were almost there from the start.

Doris was pretty happy to end up with Nereus. She wasn’t wet behind the ears when it came to god like status, and she seized the chance to marry up-and-comer Nereus, who would eventually replace her own father as god of the sea.

She hadn’t anticipated the impact of her new mother in law who also happened to be her grandmother. In almost an instant her grandma Gaia had gone from a largely absentee grandma how sent the occasional birthday card to a mother in law who only cared about one thing: Doris making more babies.

At first Doris took this in stride, and maintained her composure

But eventually after birthing 50 children she had enough. She decided to talk to her honest husband, who could not lie.

Nereus, who took after his mother, wanted more children. As the god of the sea he felt the need to constantly have more children, and poor Doris was left to care for all her children.

Doris knew that in order for their love to continue and for her to have a break from labour pains that something needed to change. She not only resisted the pressure of mother-in-law Gaia to have more children, but she prepared her daughter Amphitrite to take over for her.

Doris then set her up with another up-and-comer in the ocean, Poseidon, who would eventually become the new god and king of the sea, thereby freeing herself from the chains of constant labour.

But unlike other dethroned old gods, Nereus was able to fade into obscurity with Doris, where they lie deep below the murky depths.

This was finally Doris’ Day. Doris – $ 124
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Christmassy!

With our most recent firing complete, The Ornaments page with a new set and its a colourful one!Let’s take a closer look at magenta! this is our first set in this colour and really happy with how it came out! it’s very christmassy, right!

or maybe it’s just me? $62
Magenta Ornaments Set
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Are you feeling christmassy
or
Perhaps not quite yet?A great laugh for your day Let us know in the comments!

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Stardust

“Even through your hardest days, Late night stars as viewed from The Alchemist’s Studioremember that we are all made Intergalactic Yoda Pendant
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of stardust.”~Carl SaganWhat Do you feel when you think that we are all come from the stars?

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Vast

“Develop a mind that is vast like space, where experiences both pleasant and unpleasant can appear and disappear Space Pedestal Buddha Bust
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without conflict, struggle or harm. Rest in a mind like vast sky.” ~ Gautama Buddha

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here if you’d like to get a vase of your own for free!

Gossip Girl [ But Not That Show ]

‘Gossip Girl‘ pays tribute to a nymph renowned for her beauty named Larunda. Larunda was also known for another trait. She talked a lot. Her parents, try as they might, could not curb this trait and her love of gossip.

Jupiter would provide an answer to solve this dilemma. $120
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As seen at my art exhibit ‘The Myth of Family’

During one of her many gossip sessions, Larunda could not hang onto a very juicy tidbit of information: she ended up revealing Jupiter’s affair with fellow nymph Juturna to Jupiter’s wife Juno. She could not keep such a juicy tidbit of information to herself. So much for the girl code.

That proved to be a very bad idea.

Jupiter was king of the gods in Rome. You mess with Jupiter, you better don’t mess with Jupiter.

His answer? Cut out her tongue and order her escorted by Mercury to Avernus, the gateway to the underworld.

Extreme perhaps, but effective.

You can see more images of the raku pottery vase ‘Gossip Girl’ here.

Our story does not end here.

You know the pretty people who can talk their way out of a speeding ticket? Even without her tongue Larunda managed to weasel her way out of the trip to the Underworld. Mercury fell in love with her and she had two babies.

It was a real labour for her to avoid the Underworld. Literally!

To keep herself safe, she had to remain hidden in a cottage in the woods. That combined without having a tongue, may have been a worse punishment than a trip to the Underworld.

It’s a good thing there was no Facebook or WIFI back then! Larunda might have lost her fingers too!

Have you ever known
someone like Larunda?

What do you do when
confronted with gossip?

You can check out more of my raku vases here, and their stories!

Fresh From The Kiln

Get it while its hot! (ok not too hot as I don’t want to get burned)

Recently we were able to complete a glaze firing which means this beautiful new work will soon be coming to the site for sale. I would like to invite you to be among the first to view it!

Here is a sneak peak and
one new piece as a teaser! Everything being taken out after the kiln had cooled.

Space, Pink, Purple and Blue featured in this load!I really love how this mug from the tarot series came out! The Moon Tarot Mug
$44
What do you think? Much more to come from this kiln load!

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