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Maker of thrown, hand-built, and slipcast ceramics; dyer and spinner of yarn; writer of science fiction; watcher of people and nature.

Lorena Haldeman
Let's end this week on a kiln firing note - that's Let's end this week on a kiln firing note - that's a lot of bisque!
Irish Coffee (https://www.haldecraft.com/products/ Irish Coffee (https://www.haldecraft.com/products/irish-coffee). Browns are among your favorite colors, but not just any flat brown will do. You like that tonal, multi-shade that you see right when the creamer hits your coffee, before you stir it in and little light tendrils are making their way through the dark coffee. That is this color; lights, darks, together, beautifully.
These One Hit Wonders (https://www.haldecraft.com/ These One Hit Wonders (https://www.haldecraft.com/products/one-hit-wonder) will be available for another day or so; I'll probably switch them out late Sunday afternoon, and show them off here on Monday!

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... scenes from a work day. #ceramics #pottery ... scenes from a work day.

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Who's a widdle fuzzy wuzzy tryin' to sleep a littl Who's a widdle fuzzy wuzzy tryin' to sleep a little late on a Saturday???? 

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One more future set of incense burners....! One more future set of incense burners....!
Hollow Ancient Eyes (https://www.haldecraft.com/pr Hollow Ancient Eyes (https://www.haldecraft.com/products/hollow-ancient-eyes). The old man on the corner, sign in hand. The bundled old woman in the cold, no longer even caring that people walk past her. Times are hard. You shrug, you walk past, deliberately not seeing. Even people in your own life that you never have time to call, never have time to really talk with, never have time to visit. What would you see if you made eye contact with those hollow, ancient, cataract-ridden, lonely eyes? What gift would you be giving someone to just say hello, to hear them? To hold space for them for even just a moment? How less lonely would they feel? Would you feel?
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Works-in-Progress Wednesday (03/29/17)

Lorena March 29, 2017 This Week in HaldeCraftLeave a comment

What are y’all working on this week? I should be all about the soap this week, but I feel like I’m all about the changes, instead. (Side note: I am still working on soap, though!). In ceramics, if you read my blog post Monday, you know I’ve been evaluating how/when …

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Works-in-Progress Wednesday (03/29/17)

Lorena March 29, 2017 This Week in HaldeCraftLeave a comment

What are y’all working on this week? I should be all about the soap this week, but I feel like I’m all about the changes, instead. (Side note: I am still working on soap, though!). In ceramics, if you read my blog post Monday, you know I’ve been evaluating how/when …

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Back in stock: Waffle Cone Bowls

Lorena March 28, 2017 Ceramics / Shop UpdatesLeave a comment

Y’all, the response to my little waffle cone bowls was amazing! And I’m happy to say that they are now back in stock….! You will scream with delight over these twee waffle-cone ice cream bowls. A couple of scoops of your favorite frozen delight and you’re good to go! These …

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Back in stock: Waffle Cone Bowls

Lorena March 28, 2017 Ceramics / Shop UpdatesLeave a comment

Y’all, the response to my little waffle cone bowls was amazing! And I’m happy to say that they are now back in stock….! You will scream with delight over these twee waffle-cone ice cream bowls. A couple of scoops of your favorite frozen delight and you’re good to go! These …

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I can’t get any work done for all this thinking!

Lorena March 27, 2017 Monday Musings2 Comments

I believe I’ve mentioned that I took a lecture series earlier this year, essentially a class on marketing and another on branding, directly geared towards pottery people. While some of the lectures didn’t do much for me as far as giving me information or thoughts I didn’t already have (as …

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I can’t get any work done for all this thinking!

Lorena March 27, 2017 Monday Musings2 Comments

I believe I’ve mentioned that I took a lecture series earlier this year, essentially a class on marketing and another on branding, directly geared towards pottery people. While some of the lectures didn’t do much for me as far as giving me information or thoughts I didn’t already have (as …

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Works-in-Progress Wednesday (03/22/17)

Lorena March 22, 2017 This Week in HaldeCraftLeave a comment

What are you working on this week? I’m having one of those weeks where I’m not feeling very productive. In fact, I’m almost the opposite of productive — I feel like I’m backsliding! In ceramics, I’m having one of those weeks when I feel like I can’t get anything to …

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Works-in-Progress Wednesday (03/22/17)

Lorena March 22, 2017 This Week in HaldeCraftLeave a comment

What are you working on this week? I’m having one of those weeks where I’m not feeling very productive. In fact, I’m almost the opposite of productive — I feel like I’m backsliding! In ceramics, I’m having one of those weeks when I feel like I can’t get anything to …

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They’re back! Biohazard mugs!

Lorena March 21, 2017 Ceramics / Shop UpdatesLeave a comment

Earlier this year I started working on redesigning the the Biohazard Mugs, and I released the new shapes and colors a couple of weeks ago… Whether your tea or coffee is so strong that it could eat through lesser materials than ceramic, or you just want to scare your co-workers …

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They’re back! Biohazard mugs!

Lorena March 21, 2017 Ceramics / Shop UpdatesLeave a comment

Earlier this year I started working on redesigning the the Biohazard Mugs, and I released the new shapes and colors a couple of weeks ago… Whether your tea or coffee is so strong that it could eat through lesser materials than ceramic, or you just want to scare your co-workers …

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Therapy Chemo Cap

Therapy Chemo Cap

Lorena March 19, 2017 For the headLeave a comment

Off the needles: Therapy Chemo Cap Name: Therapy Chemo Cap Pattern: The Amanda Hat by Gina House Needle: US 6 Yarn used: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted in Rattan, and some handspun Started: June 29 2015 Completed: July 7 2015

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Therapy Chemo Cap

Lorena March 19, 2017 Knitting / UncategorizedLeave a comment

Off the needles: Therapy Chemo Cap Name: Therapy Chemo Cap Pattern: The Amanda Hat by Gina House Needle: US 6 Yarn used: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted in Rattan, and some handspun Started: June 29 2015 Completed: July 7 2015

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Therapy Chemo Cap

Lorena March 19, 2017 Knitting / UncategorizedLeave a comment

Off the needles: Therapy Chemo Cap Name: Therapy Chemo Cap Pattern: The Amanda Hat by Gina House Needle: US 6 Yarn used: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted in Rattan, and some handspun Started: June 29 2015 Completed: July 7 2015

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Works-in-Progress Wednesday (03/15/17)

Lorena March 15, 2017 This Week in HaldeCraftLeave a comment

What are you working on this week? I’m all ceramics and yarn this week… In ceramics, it would almost take less time to tell you what I’m *not* working on! I’ve started  playing around with the form I’m going to try out for the April mug… I’m still playing with …

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Works-in-Progress Wednesday (03/15/17)

Lorena March 15, 2017 This Week in HaldeCraftLeave a comment

What are you working on this week? I’m all ceramics and yarn this week… In ceramics, it would almost take less time to tell you what I’m *not* working on! I’ve started  playing around with the form I’m going to try out for the April mug… I’m still playing with …

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Things I’d blog about if I could get out of my own head

Things I’d blog about if I could get out of my own head

Lorena March 15, 2017 My Random LifeLeave a comment

The lecture series I took earlier this year (even though it’s only March and I feel like “earlier this year” is too early to be a thing). Some of it was very interesting – the lecture with the guy who mostly sells just through Instagram, by posting and saying “DM …

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Recently in the shop: A Trio of Planters

Lorena March 14, 2017 Ceramics / Shop Updates3 Comments

When you need to divide a large houseplant into more pots, before it becomes root-bound, do you wonder how to tie it all together? How to make it look like you planned it that way? This set of three pots can help you make a rescue look like a well-thought-out …

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Recently in the shop: A Trio of Planters

Lorena March 14, 2017 Ceramics / Shop Updates3 Comments

When you need to divide a large houseplant into more pots, before it becomes root-bound, do you wonder how to tie it all together? How to make it look like you planned it that way? This set of three pots can help you make a rescue look like a well-thought-out …

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Waiting room and other knitting

Lorena March 5, 2017 Knitting / UncategorizedLeave a comment

Off the needles: Waiting room and other knitting Name: Waiting room and other knitting Pattern: Toe-up, stockinette, afterthought heel Needle: US 1 Yarn used: Dyeabolical Sturdy in “Brown-eyed Girl” Started: March 18 2015 Completed: April 17 2015

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Waiting room and other knitting

Lorena March 5, 2017 Knitting / UncategorizedLeave a comment

Off the needles: Waiting room and other knitting Name: Waiting room and other knitting Pattern: Toe-up, stockinette, afterthought heel Needle: US 1 Yarn used: Dyeabolical Sturdy in “Brown-eyed Girl” Started: March 18 2015 Completed: April 17 2015

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Waiting room and other knitting

Waiting room and other knitting

Lorena March 5, 2017 For the feetLeave a comment

Off the needles: Waiting room and other knitting Name: Waiting room and other knitting Pattern: Toe-up, stockinette, afterthought heel Needle: US 1 Yarn used: Dyeabolical Sturdy in “Brown-eyed Girl” Started: March 18 2015 Completed: April 17 2015

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Superhero black hole

Superhero black hole

Lorena March 5, 2017 TVLeave a comment

So, back in August, when Tim and I went to Disney and hung out with Heath for a little while, we did what Heath and I always do… played the “what are you watching/reading?” game. He had some good things to say about the DC TV shows, of which I …

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Works-in_Progress Wednesday (03/01/17)

Lorena March 1, 2017 UncategorizedLeave a comment

What are you working on this week? I feel like I’m playing, more than working. In yarn, not too much is going on other than winding yarn for club. Oh, I am getting ready to cast on a test project for a limited edition yarn (a former colorway from Hanks …

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Works-in_Progress Wednesday (03/01/17)

Lorena March 1, 2017 UncategorizedLeave a comment

What are you working on this week? I feel like I’m playing, more than working. In yarn, not too much is going on other than winding yarn for club. Oh, I am getting ready to cast on a test project for a limited edition yarn (a former colorway from Hanks …

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