Recent Firing

We at Up in Smoke Pottery did a firing over the weekend, and got a few awesome pieces. Over the next few days we will get them cleaned, waxed, and inventoried. The paper saggars are out of this world. The new clay body is excellent, i love throwing it, it takes the thermal shock great. We had 37 pieces in the pit and only 2 broke! 23 of them will be finished as pits, which is 62%!!!

Check out our facebook page for pics soon. Search "Up in Smoke Pottery" in the search box and say you "like it" to continue to get updates.

Chad

Updated summer schedule

Updated schedules so far....

April 11-May 9 Nobles County Area Art Show, Worthington, MN
June 11 & 12 Arts on the Shore, Worthington, MN
July 9 - 11 Brookings Summer Arts Festival, Brookings, SD

July 17-18, Art in the Park, Bemidji, MN
August 28 Art Rocks, Luverne, MN

Spinning

Well, been spinning trying to fill the shelves back up so we can do a couple firings. Summer and the festivals will be here before I know it so i better keep at it.

Facebook account

I am planning on doing a Piece of the Day on the Facebook account, be sure to "like it" when you visit. So I guess that means I will be on there at least once a day. click on the link on the left to get to the page or search for "Up in Smoke Pottery"

Up in Smoke is on Facebook

Up in Smoke is now on Facebook. Click on the link on the left and you will be directed to the page and you can follow, like, be fan of, or whatever they are calling it now. Also been busy in the studio trying to fill shelves for another pit firing we are hoping in the next 2-3 weeks. I will keep you posted on the progress.

White Crane in Omaha

Just delivered this week, several new pieces from last weeks firing ended up at White Crane Gallery in the Old Market district in Omaha. Be sure to check them out if you are in the area.

Opening

Anyone in the area of Worthington, MN is welcome stop by and visit the open house at the Noble County Arts, in the basement of the library. It runs from 1-4 pm, and is showcasing its annual spring show. I know when I dropped off our pieces this week I saw several nice pieces of art I am looking forward to checking out closer when they are displayed. Hope to see you there.

Studio pics

I had a couple minutes, so I took a couple pics of the "new" studio to share. Although it is not finished it will give you the idea of the space.

The wheel area and storage cupboards. The sink is the the left of the cupboards. Behind the chair is the clay storage. I can hold approx. 1 ton of clay at a time.

Here are the storage areas: the one on the left is the finished ware, I still need to move the rest over. The photo on the right is the drying table. Eventually it will be replaced with a rack similar to the finished ware race. The to the left of the drying table I may put a slab roller. I welcome your comments.

Summer Schedule

Here is the start of the summer schedule...

April 11-May 9 Nobles County Area Art Show, Worthington, MN
June 11 & 12 Arts on the Shore, Worthington, MN
July 9 - 11 Brookings Summer Arts Festival, Brookings, SD
August 28 Art Rocks, Luverne, MN


There are a few we are waiting to hear from, but we will update as they come in.

Firing photos

Here are a couple of the pieces finished over the last weekend. It was great to get out and fire again. I hope to be doing another one in a couple weeks.