I picked the first of the greens from my bed at the community garden today. Not enough for a salad yet, but enough to make an egg salad sandwich tastier. Some pearl lettuce, some simpson lettuce, a little purslane and some beet tops. Om nom nom nom.
In unrelated news, I fired a glaze kiln today. The City of God, by St. Augustine, is in there. I really hope it turns out well. I’m taking it and a few more medieval manuscript-inspired cups to a friend’s shed for gold luster firing[1] this weekend. Pics to come after the kiln is unloaded…
[1] Gold luster is pretty, but contains some highly toxic substances. I don’t really want to use it in a community studio, and to be honest, I don’t think the coordinator would want me to either.
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My name is Maaike Charron, and I'm a potter in St. John's, Newfoundland. I started fiddling around with pottery in summer 2006, when I was told volunteering in the local clay studio would get me free studio time. I mostly taught myself, spending a lot of time poring over books, magazines and websites, and occasionally pestering the more advanced (but very helpful) potters around me with questions. After about two years, I decided I'd gotten good enough to go into business for myself. This blog, started after my first big craft fair, was created to document the process of becoming a wondrously succesful craftsperson. (Or it will document How Not To Do It. We'll see.)
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I recognize the background behind that egg salad sandwich! Is John Bear still occupying the little studio adjoining the hairstylists?
Nope! David Kaarsemaker’s in there. John, me and Toby are renting out the front room, where you worked.