address numbers

my first address tiles

I got an order for some custom address tiles with carte blanche as to what I could make; wheeee..... 

wareboards with bisqued numbers and letters

I decided to make over-sized individual letters and numbers with deep texture. I put two counter-sunk holes in each tile for screws to mount them on the wooden fence that is their final destination.

glazed with my new favorite surface treatment

This glaze is nothing more than manganese, mixed with water to the thickness of whole milk, brushed on, fired to cone 6 in oxidation.

so much variation, matte black to bronzy-metallic

thick and chunky

don't you just want to take a bite? ^click on it

garlic drying in the sun

In other news, the garlic harvest is in.

trimming it up

I have the perfect basket to put them in too.

spice dishes in the garlic

My studio assistant got creative with some photos.

little dish of smiles

 cauliflower and bun dish

I am pretty proud of my cauliflower this year.

broccoli and mini plate

And of my broccoli too.

Have you seen the yelp reviews read by actors on YouTube? There are about six of them, go there and watch them all.

Freaking hilarious~

fresh strawberries

 the last of our strawberries

 fresh cherries from Sauvie Island

 new bug dish, just right for the cherry pits

 totally in love with my new socks

 morning sunlight on the bed

poppy catching the morning sun on the terrace

Have you seen Creature Comforts? My favorites are the pig mother and daughter (American version). Netflix has it, so funny.

friends and fruit

 cantaloupe and raspberries in hand-built bowls

Summer is the time to gorge on fruit, we eat fruit all day long this time of year. 

...on french toast made from homemade challah, or in crepes, over scones with whipped cream, & out of hand.

 a friend brought a gift from Sweden, so charming

This is a cloth made from wood fibers, nice and thick for wiping down counters. Friends came to lunch...

 we ate russian cream with berries

 three kinds of lavender, origami bowl of cherries

The next day, other friends dropped by after visiting the Oregon Lavender Festival with more presents!

I like my Swedish rug and Swedish table and Swedish cloth with Oregon sunshine pouring in.

summertime

 sage growing in a pot glazed in Shaner's red and fake ash glaze (old skool!)

 collected stones, coral, shells, glaze tests

fresh raspberries, textile series dish

ahhhhh, the summer bed

I love Ruan Hoffman's sense of humor (click through them all).