The Potters House

Website update

2008-09-06T14:30:43Z

Our website has been updated (I checked! 8-))
We now have the yarn bells on it and the slip trailed tankards.
Ther ewil be more later, like the flax spinning bowls, the apple cookers and the chicken cookers, and modern colanders ut the last two have to be fired yet.
Gotta do teh text for the flax spinings bowls. sigh.
For your convenience:

www.twoheartsentwinedpottery.com

Yarn bells

2008-09-05T15:40:24Z

Here is my attempt at yarn bells.
This will be on our web page, too. We hav ean update comeing up. 8-)

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Starting to get Ready for Great Western War

2008-09-03T17:23:23Z

Yes, it IS a little ove ra month away, but it also is not too soon, if you dont wish to be rushed.
A good thing we discoverd at Highland War is that the popups are water resistant. Coz it DID rain there, and nothing leaked, except the area between the popups (as would be expected).
I am also repainting the older, smaller folding shelves. They had gottenratty looking, an d this flat black helps their appearance a lot. I may hit them with Thompson Waterseal, too, for added protection.
While we really didnt need the add3ed hang on weights at Highland War, I want to make from clay weights that have a slot that wraps the whole thing around the leg.
We would need such whenever we are on asphalt. The new popups are heavier, have better venting and more spiking opportunity than the old ones did.
I also want to work on chicken cookers, apple cookers (both have a cintral core for the items being cooked, some pipkins and colanders.
Should keep m eoff the streets. 8-)

Theology of LOLCats.

2008-09-03T17:12:32Z

I think its interesting that a "CeilingCat" ("Thank you for our daily noms") has developed, as has a "BasementCat" ("BasementCat wants to take your soul, ..and your cheez puffs!") 8-)

Bravery ..and self preservation

2008-09-03T15:38:06Z

Highland War

2008-09-01T22:39:30Z

I really wish I could think of what ever is needed to turn around the outcome of not so great sales. I thry to think of things, but nothing comes. And I am not sure it is always a persons fault. It wa s very hot and very windy, and not entierly unexpected to be such. Still, sale wer enot particularly good.
I always get this feeling it was something "I" did, when it probably wasnt.
Well, we have Great Western war comeing up, and that is good.
I wil replace twice teh most expensive thing I make for GWW. tha tI am determined to do. One of our plastic boxes fell off the cart, and over, busting up the knight on horse back jug..sigh. Th egood thing, I suppose, was that it WASNT one of the better executed versions of it..I hated its handle.
Pictures will be posted later.
And I was very pleased to meet Valdis an dher husband! (Hi!)
AND it WAS interesting to see a great sword get buste din combat! I love it when the merchants are near the Lists.

Highland War

2008-08-29T16:01:17Z

We leave for Highland Wars this afternoon. The Red Mare is all traded around and packed. Mercy will arrive before us, and is setting up the Popups. I am hoping I understand the weather correctly and it DOESNT thunderstorm.
We should return on Monday afternoon, roughly.

Crown and trip to Hemet

2008-08-25T17:35:07Z

Saturday.
Saturday was Crown Tourney, and Mercy and I sold fairly well. the day started of warm, and still, and humid. If we wante dto, we coudl hav eset up under the only tree on site, but ti also woumd have been on rougher ground and loose dirt, and we didnt want that.
For myself, some of the thing folks hav eno tbeen intersted in in the past, are now starting to generate interest. We sold quite a few mottled pieces; mugs, bowls and goblets. And a number of tankards slip-tariled with knotwork adn a few rose ones, too. We even sold a lesser puzzle jug, 8-) ANd folsk expressed interst in the puzzle mugs. YAY!
Sale were pretty much across the board.
Towards the end of the day, it got cooler and mor eand mor ewindy, to the point it was gettign difficult to pack pots in paper. Interstingly, teh popups handled the wind fairly well, with out being staked down. This was due, in part to the vents in the roof and tha tthese popups are heavier tha tth eblue ones. Thsi bodes well of Highland Wars, wer ethe wind can be even more intense, an d we WILL stake thatdown and use concrete blocks to keep them in place, We also bungee the popups together.
Over this next week, I wil unload some of the boxes and shift the emphasis of what we display.
ADN intersting this to see on Sat, was a recurring flying display of a Missing Man formation by 4 WW2 era warbirds. Dispit their having rather rough engines, they were magnificent to see!
Sunday.
We drove out to Hemet to help two of Huetts apprentices celebrate their 20th anniversary. We took them to a very nice Sunday buffet (the meat was wonderful!) and a goo dtime was had by all.
We dorve by Marsh Air Museum, and we are DEFINATLY comein gback on OUT anneversary! So many wonderful example of warbird on outdoor display, from the WWII eara to now. I am eager to see!
Yes , we did get lost a bit comeing and going, but tha twas as much to do with crappy signage as anything else.
The bad thing is that when we hit the sirface streets (Huette drive better on them when she is tired that on the freeways) we got to the intersection of Foothill and Vineyard, and the car died. Just dies. (this is about 40 miles from home) Some very nice gentle men helped push it into a turn out an dlet us use his cell phone ot call triple A. Don was called to com eget us, adn the car was transported back to Temple City (good thing we paid of teh "extras" at Triple A). After a bit of cooling, the car started again. Sigh.
So, we ar every sore and very tired from this last weekend. Not much is gonna happen to day, as such. I am running a bisque, and hav ereshifted part of the van contents.
Tomorrow we go to Arrdvarks and ge tsome more clays and glaze chems. AND a repalcement handextruder, since the one I was use using managed to get busted, The damn things srew parts always seem to come unscrewed, and this time unfixably. Sigh.
Here ar e a couple of pix from Crown;

Lost weight..

2008-08-22T22:19:45Z

I have definately lost some weight...dont know how MUCH, but still.
I tried on the red tunic huette gave me that wasnt fitting too well (tight across the chest) a few months ago. I wanted to wear it for Crown.
It is fitting better now. Not perfect. ANd the hernia I am sure affects that too..but it is better.
But its fits well enough to wear, now! So I shall! 8-)
The fit of ones clothing can be very informative, if one isnt very comfortable with getting weighted often.

For Clarity Sake..

2008-08-22T21:33:58Z

Mercy and I will be sharing the booth space at Crown, Highland War, and at Great Western War.
Wish us luck!

What I learned about celery

2008-08-22T21:31:07Z

I truly enjoy celery with some whipped, plain creme cheese inside. It tends to be crunchy, an d the whipped creme cheese has good calorie and carb counts, because it is whipped.
But mine was going limp in the fridge.
Huette cut it up, adn placed in in cild water.
It stiffened right back up, after abour an hour, and tasted fresh again.
How neat! I love learning things like that!

Shamelessly stolen from Campagnella 8-)

2008-08-22T00:44:08Z

So, hroar, your LiveJournal reveals...

You are... 33% unique (blame, for example, your interest in travel. small metal work) and 8% herdlike (partly because you, like everyone else, enjoy food). When it comes to friends you are normal. In terms of the way you relate to people, you are wary of trusting strangers. Your writing style (based on a recent public entry) is overcomplicated.

Your overall weirdness is: 89

(The average level of weirdness is: 27.
You are weirder than 98% of other LJers.)

Find out what your weirdness level is!

Steely Dan

2008-08-21T18:14:13Z

Has the most beautiful harmonies, and the most dire lyrics..

Hello one and all
Was it you I used to know
Can't you hear me call
On this old ham radio
All I got to say
I'm alive and feeling fine
If you come my way
You can share my poison wine
CHORUS:
No marigolds in the promised land
There's a hole in the ground
Where they used to grow
Any man left on the Rio Grande
Is the king of the world
As far as I know

I don't want your bread
I don't need your helping hand
I can't be no savage
I can't be no highwayman
Show me where you are
You and I will spend this day
Driving in my car
Through the ruins of Santa Fe

CHORUS

I'm reading last year's papers
Although I don't know why
Assassins cons and rapers
Might as well die

If you come around
No more pain and no regrets
Watch the sun go brown
Smoking cobalt cigarettes
There's no need to hide
Taking things the easy way
If I stay inside
I might live til Saturday

CHORUS

Definition of "Nom" of "Noms"

2008-08-21T18:07:41Z

I learned in Indormal Logic, that teh definition of a word lies in its usage. Definitions can change because usage changes.
I am havign sort of trouble with the word "Nom" or "Noms"
I gather it MAY refer to food of gits, or goodies of teh comestaboe type. But I am not sure. I have seen it often on the computer lists, but neve rheard it spoken.
Can anyone define this for me? And just how fo rsure does one pronounce it?

"The Burning Kimono"

2008-08-20T17:10:21Z

Evidently there is a new Sano Ichiro mystery comng out in Nov., "The Burning Kimono"
YAY! I was hoping Laura Rowland would come out with a new mystery soon! I have been getting eager! 8-)

Packing up for Crown this weekend,

2008-08-19T18:21:48Z

I am slowly packing up the Red Mare for Crown this weekend. I have slowed a bit making things since we already have tons of pots, why make more to add?
What we are taking mostly Period items, and some stuff no one in Caid has seen before (from me, anyway).
I want to set up the two pop ups one more time to get them more broken in and sprayed again, so they will be more quickly assembled. They are getting a bit less stiff, now..but still somewhat. Damn annoying, fo rsomething tha tis SUPPOSED to be portable and easy to use! Grrr!
I slso got the last flagpole made, so we can have all our flags up and be more colorful.
Leslie shipped me my chair that Thumper made me, at last, and that will go with us to the longer duration wars. We take the White Stalion with us then, and there i smore rooom in the van. I am glad it is here; YAY!

Cardiologist

2008-08-18T21:00:26Z

Had my every two months appointment with Dr. Yee today. I am basically feeling well, no chest pains.
I asked about my BP havign numbers on the top and bottom, whereby one was very much under norm, and one was over,I was asked if I am taking my two BP meds, and I said yes, and was told to not worry about it then. Shrug..not really an answer, but I suppose he assumes I wont understand. ANd i probably wont, but it IS nice to know. Time to research on the computer, I guess.
lso, they did a routine EKG..I have had a number of them at his office. The only unsusal things was, I usually get to leave right away when she runs the test. (and it is always the same nurse). This time, she held me aside, an dwanted to show the results to Dr. Yee first. She did, and then she dismissed me. Odd..I am not sure what to make of that, if anything. Shrug.
Anyway, all seems well. Go back in another two months.

F16 Deadstick landing..

2008-08-17T18:11:07Z

Absolutely breathe holding! And incrediable airmanship on that pilots part..good training!
Bravo!
http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/SUPERGT/3384/

Stidio stuff..

2008-08-14T22:40:44Z

Doing odds and ends right now. I am starting to work up the scrap clay Mercy gave me..she doesnt like working up scraps, and I donr mind it, sooooo...8-)
Gotta get the pop-up ready for Crwon next week. I need to drill out the holes in the feet so the longer and heavier spikes will fit. AND the joints need to be losened so they will come up easier, WD-40 is a godsend! 8-)
ANd there are a few odds and ends to finsh in the clay. I am working on a series of balck clay trays fo rsushi and the like, And varying the sizes.
Also working on a large handbuilt piece moulded in a retangulat box and made with extruded coils..Ive alteernated the directions they are laid in to create linear "directions" and interest. Well see how it works.
I have some yarns beels in the bisque, I want to finish fot Highland War, and Czinas 4 hole /4 yarn ball yearn bell for Angels Anniversary. I twil be a little heavier than usual, bu tthen it has 4 subdivisions with it, so tha tis to be expected.
I want to find a pices of wood tha thas finshing carbed around the edge, to use as a drpe mould fo rplatters,,it woudl be a fast way to make them.
Works goes on..8-)

Humidity..

2008-08-14T22:29:57Z

The heat I can handle, Its the humidity that is making it hard for me to breathe and move..sheesh! It i ssupposed to rain tonight; lets hope it does and clears teh air a bit. I just cant work in the studio when it is like this, I am working mostly in the mornings, and laying off in the afternoons.

Gratful..

2008-08-13T16:27:10Z

I wanted to thank all my friends for the tales and stories and pix you posted about this past Pennsic..they meant a great deal to me.
Thank you!

Slip trailed work

2008-08-09T17:45:57Z

Here are a couple of the slip trailed tankards I waas working on..one with a Tudor rose and another with a circular knotwork pattern,Thay are approx 6inches to 8 inches tall. i hat enot really beign able to show the handles, as I got a more involved ribboning at the end.
Oh well!

Work in the studio

2008-08-08T22:20:56Z

I am go9ig more slowly in the studio now. Its a good two weeks to Crown, and most of the pottery I intend to make for it is made. Highland Wars is the weekend after Crown, and it is mostly prepared for too. Since this is a smalller war, I want have as much of an assortment needing to be done. Ive had the betteer part of thepas ttwo months to get read, and we are JAMBED with packe dpots.
I have made some slip-trailed tankards wiht a Tudor Rose, of a circular knotwork patter on them. I have also been working on Yarn Bells, experimenting wiht those to make the form my own,,and have something for our fiber friend. These will definately go on the website.
Mostly next week, I need ot work on the second popup, so it wil go up more quickly. Alsoenlarge the foot holes, to hold a larger spike for stablity at Highland War. Tends to be windy there.
We ar esharing space wiht Mercy, so we need both popups, and they need t go up with NOT so much effort. The first one is working better now on that account. Now to tge tthe second in line.

"Buiding Better Worlds"

2008-08-08T22:12:51Z

Weyland -Yutani Corp
Tokyo-London-Sanfrancisco-Sea of Tranquility-Thedus

A Future the Never Was

2008-08-06T15:20:44Z

For those missing their flying cars, or who think rocket science is also an art:

http://www.printfection.com/retro-future/Retropolis-T-Shirts-Page-1/_s_59947

Huette and I have patronized thee folks fairly well. 8-)