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This Week At The Studio In Photos

Waking up to A Morning On Mars
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Spent a cozy morning next to the fireThis week’s mug ready to come home to your place
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The only green left Goblets went in the kiln – much more to come!That’s been the week here.

How’s your week been?

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Up Close And Cyclical

As Autumn becomes fall, i tend to move into taking close shots. Yellow Buddha Pendant
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That is,

no matter the subject, Moving from summer Intergalactic Yoda Pendant
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into fall and winter Means moving inwardTree of Life Pendant
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hope your weekend is peace-full

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How-To: Give A Good Gift

“Laminated Lettuce …
perfect for holiday gift giving.” ~ Alton Brown clearly not all gift giving
tips are made equal.so I was looking for advice on
giving a good gift
and found this helpful video
and wanted to share it with you.

This video breaks down the stages of gift giving
to help make it more clear (and simpler too)!

My favourite piece of
information from it was that

“Giving a good gift is a unity among intention, object and effect” What do you think?

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A Morning On Mars

Since the early decades of the 20th century

Writers, artists and futurists had dared to dream of what life might be like on Mars. These dreams were informed by science that was evolving quickly.

Our raku pottery vase this week is called ‘A Morning on Mars’ and as you can see this art piece evokes what a Martian landscape might look like with it’s hazy iridescence.

A Morning On Mars
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But what would a morning on Mars really be like?

Like Earth, Mars is tilted on it’s axis and thus experiences day and night. It’s day is slightly longer that here on Earth – 24.6 hours. Because Mars is further from the sun, the light received is less than half of that here on Earth. One would be able to see Earth and the Moon from Mars, though they would appear star-like, much like Venus, our ‘morning star’.

As we Earthlings

Inch ever closer toward putting a person on the planet, one can only hope that we treat that planet better than the one we are on now.

So they say curiosity killed the cat. Curiosity hasn’t met Chairman Meow.

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What do you think of our
raku pottery vase ‘A Morning on Mars’?

do you think humans should
colonize Mars one day?

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Have A Heart!

You Better Don’t cross Hera

Girl Code doesn’t seem to have been a thing back in ancient times, at least not among the gods. Sadly, often bested by Zeus, Hera often took her revenge upon his mistresses.

Hera’s Heart, follows the tale of tantrum and tears of one of the most famous gods of Olympus. She’s beautiful and her position as Queen of the gods has afforded her untold power. Today we invite you to take an in depth look at the goddess of women, marriage, child birth and family – Hera.

Hera’s Heart
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Read hera’s Full story in all it’s vengeful (and confusing) glory

HER E

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In Honour Of Conifers

“Whoever has learned how to listen to trees no longer wants to be a tree.

He wants to be nothing except what he is.

That is home.

That is happiness.”

― Herman Hesse

Trees are incredible.

I find Spending time among them to be both inspirational and soul-filling. I always enjoy visiting this tree and seeing how it has changed.after the leaves have goneThe conifers remain a presence of strength and calm throughout the
coming colder months of winter.
See all of our Raku Christmas Trees hereI hope these pieces may bring some
of that soul goodness to your home “Between every two pines is a
doorway to a new world.”

~ John Muir $80
Red Christmas Tree
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White Christmas Tree
Do you have a favourite of
these raku Trees?

and Do you have a tree that
you like to go visit?

Let us know in the comments!

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Born To Be Wise

“Owl is the grand and rather clever
old man of the forest. He can also spell Tuesday.” Dark Blue Owl – $75
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-A. A. Milne.

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What is something wise that you have learned or have been told
(on a correctly spelled Tuesday,
Friday or otherwise)?

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It’s A Nice Day For A White Whetting

winter will be coming soon around here, and with that means a change in colours from the warmth of the
red, yellow and orange of fall and to
the cooler colours of winter. Now, As a colour, white is often overlooked., 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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What do you think of white as a colour?

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🤜 Thursday Throwdown November 2021 🤛

Wrapping up October with this Month’s Battle Of The Vases!

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 time, Iris En Ciel and Venus and Adonis battled to the death in a 2 versus 1!
Your vote has determined that

Iris en Ciel survives with Venus and Adonis defeated and heading offstage! Venus and Adonis
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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
Mother of Dragons
Father of the Sea
Madame Pele’s Flow
Elysium
Flora’s Hope
Venus And Adonis

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This time we have 1 vase with quite the backstory to take on iris!

Can Iris en ciel stay high up in the sky?

Or will it be time to RAin Bow out?

You Decide! Forged Seating
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Forged Seating tells the tale of one of the most hard working gods of Olympus, a goddess who sat down and almost never got back up, an arranged marriage orchestrated to bring peace to Olympus, and one very unhappy bride.

We explore the story of Hephaestus and one of his more seemingly regal creations – a throne for Hera. It will of course be another complex tale of mischief and mayhem.

A Complex Relationship

If you think Oedipus had a ‘complex’ relationship with his mother, imagine being cast out of your family home, away from all those you love for the simple fact that due to a physical disability and birth defect you were considered too ugly to live amongst your god like family.

If your name was Hephaestus, you’d know this story all to well. But while in the realm of the mortals he did not let his personal history get him down. He worked hard in his forge and his creations became revered by mortals and gods alike. His work became coveted by all.

Have a Seat, Mother

Fuelled by his popularity and skill (and some resentment that likely burned hotter than his forge), he decided to make his ableist mother a special gift that would appeal to her vanity. After all, how could such an important goddess resist a throne forged by the most talented artist of her time.

There was an unexpected surprise in addition to the throne Hephaestus made his mother. Hera would discover that once she sat upon the throne her son made her that she was unable to get up. Perhaps a fitting turn of events for a mother who rejected her son for being born with a birth defect.

Two Birds With One Stone

If you have read many of these stories, you will know that Hera and Zeus had a very complex relationship (insert link to other vase story here). It was more than likely that Zeus probably enjoyed an affair or two while Hera was trapped on her new throne. But eventually, he would need to find a solution to Hera’s sticky throne problem, if only to stop her complaining.

Zeus himself could not free Hera. So he needed to find a way to appease Hephaestus. But what could he offer a man who could make almost anything he wanted?

Meanwhile, As he pondered this problem . . .

The chaos of Olympus grew as a result of many of the gods fighting over the hand of the most beautiful goddess of Olympus, Aphrodite. Realizing that he could quell the chaos, free his wife and appease Hephaestus all by offering Aphrodite’s hand in marriage to our forgey friend, that’s exactly what he did.

This union would prove to bring misery to both the bride, who would be unfaithful to her vows and the groom, who would once again be consumed with vengeance. But for Zeus, this would keep Aphrodite in play, as one of the many women he would pursue.

The moral of the story? Perhaps revenge is not a dish best served seated . . . or forged. Iris En Ciel
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‘Iris en Ciel’, tells the tale of sisters on opposite sides of a war, loyalty to the gods, travel by rainbow, and a goddess with a sweet tooth who was a messenger that would give the postal service a run for their money while bringing your prayers to the gods.

Fraternal twins Iris and her sister Arke, would both born to be messengers to the gods, but would have very different fates. Iris would remain loyal to the Olympian gods. Her sister Arke would choose to get mixed up with the wrong crowd. She would become messenger for the Titans in what would be their losing war against the gods of Olympus.

This mistake would cost Arke her wings and earn her ticket to the Titan prison known as Tartarus. Tartarus was a deep dark dungeon in the underworld. Not a very nice place, but she got off lightly compared to another Titan whose story we have told.

Iris, however, would not waver in her loyalty to the Olympian gods. She would remain their messenger. It was thought that she had a rainbow coat and used it to create rainbows to travel from place to place. In between what must have been her exhaustive duties as messenger for the rather high maintenance gods of Olympus, Iris would still find time for her other duties. Clearly the winged goddess knew the plight of a working woman!

Iris also helped humans connect with the gods. She assisted by bringing people’s prayers to the gods, and sometimes even intervening herself on someone’s behalf to their benefit.

Those in the know were aware that Iris had a sweet tooth. She really loved date squares, and those who were wise to this morsel of information would leave her a sweet honey cake. Have a prayer you want answered?

Better get baking!

Who will be your victor? Be sure to get your vote by adding it in a comment BELOW! Their fate is now in your hands!We will share the winner (and update from last Time) next month

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Goblet Yourself Be Royal

As a fan of Game Of Thrones
(not the ending)It seems a natural fit to make goblets!And even though the ending of the show was not what the fans wanted, it is clear that Whatever I choose to drink, drinking it from a goblet feels very royal. Indeed, There is nothing quite as fun as feeling fancy and royal while wearing my Pjs and watching a good show,
and i would like to
share this fun feeling with you!so that said, Glazed and ready for firing!What drink/show combination would you try out if you had
a goblet to drink from?