Prudence's Pottery

WOW, another year is coming to an end and it's time for a year in review. 2017 was yet another eventful year for me.  Some of the pottery related things I planned at the beginning of the year worked out, some didn't, some wasn't planned but happened. The things that didn't happen - I didn't update this blog until December and I also didn't have time to make soup bowls for Great Bowls of Fire.  :( The things that happened as planned - I contributed 80 some pieces of Populace (that's the reason why I weren't able to make soup bowls). My Populace contribution Populace at the Canadian Museum of Nature I also made myself a beer mug, not quite the same as those ones that I'd seen in Blumenau but it holds beer :) My display for the Guild's Christmas Sale I took part of the Guild's annual Christmas Sale at the Lansdowne Park.  It was in December (December 8 - 10) to avoid football games and it seems to draw more peo...

Happy 2017 everyone!  I can't believe time flew by so quickly, my last post was a year ago?!  I guess it's time to review the past year.... Year 2016 was a tough and yet interesting year for me outside of pottery making.  Earlier in the year I lost my beloved grandma, but she lived a good life, it was just unfortunate that I weren't able to spend more time with her.  :( For work, it was an interesting year as I was given many different challenges but at the same time my workload has greatly increased.    Unfortunately with an eventful year, some stuff got to give and pottery was the one.  Although I didn't spend too much time making new pieces, I was still able to participate my first ever Ottawa Guild of Potters' Spring sale.  I didn't have my own booth, just shared a table with 5 very talented potters.  It's a great idea the Ottawa Guild of Potters' sale committee introduced, it allows someone like myself who can't replenish my invent...