What have I been up to lately?!

So many wonderful things happening lately, at least in my mind, but then that's usually how it goes with "artists".  I find it hard to call myself an artist. I think because my mother is such a wonderful artist and I have a long way to go. I'm enjoying the process though! My little Blooms' End Studio, aka the corner of the garage, in whatever house we happen to be living in, has drawn me to it many times this summer.  I'm learning the chatter mark technique from watching YouTube and the thought of it just gets my heart racing! My younger son made me a wonderful tool out of a spackling  knife to create pretty marks on my pots, depending on how I hold it and what angle as well as how much pressure I put on it. My first two pieces turned out so well that I went on to make 11 coffee mugs!

Of course, these were my first attempts at chattering so I'll develop my own style as I practice more. These pieces were thrown from groggy stoneware so the chattering is not defined enough, in my opinion Sooooo... I decided to give it a try on butter smooth porcelain! Stay tuned!