http://www.zizziba.com Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:33:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've had a hankerin' to throw something big lately, so I made a platter. I started with 8 pounds of clay. First, I centered the clay on a bat and made a flat disk. The disk measured about 13" across. Next, I opened the disk up, leaving a base that was about ... http://www.zizziba.com/archives/327 I had planned to post sooner, but we had some Big Things happen here in Flagstaff in late-mid June. The Schultz Fire burned over 15,000 acres of our beloved San Francisco Peaks. I spent time volunteering at the emergency call center and taking a couple of weeks to recover from ... http://www.zizziba.com/archives/323 This bowl was intended to be a cocoa mug but it got too dry to put a handle on. So, I decided to try a new design on it instead. Do you like it? (Colors will be deeper and brighter once it's fired) http://www.zizziba.com/archives/320 I'm still working two part-time jobs, but one of them finishes up June 30. Hooray! I'll be down to one job and no school - studio time! Although I've been crazy busy, I've been able to sneak some time in the studio. I've been working on the color line. It's nice ... http://www.zizziba.com/archives/317 I'm finishing up a cup of tea, listing items in my Etsy shop. Etsy is an interesting place to do business. A lot of traffic comes to shops from the front page of the overall site, where they flash new listings up for a few seconds. The new listings ticker is ... http://www.zizziba.com/archives/309