In a normal year, about now is when I’d start planning for next year. Work-wise, I mean… my personal life doesn’t really have a plan. Do I even have a personal life? HAH. Anyway, long-time readers will find the drill familiar. September is Fiber-In and applying for December’s GLAM and …
New in the shop, Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows. Broken toys, faded colors; graveyards, old pawn shops; broken hearts, dirty windows. Some things are just filled with sadness. With loss. With souvenirs of a life. If it’s one person who could write about life, it was John Prine. In his …
Whoo, what a week. Troublesome gave me a bit of a scare yesterday; apparently he got in a fight with something, some time between 10 PM on Monday and 8 AM on Tuesday. I knew he was acting weird (sleeping really heavily and not coming to me when I called) …
I’m catching up on a lot of things this week. Not getting ahead, mind you, but catching up! And I’m heading out of town tomorrow morning — I’ll be bringing some writing work with me, and of course I’ll have access to email and social media, but I won’t be …
Way back towards the end of March, when everything was starting to feel like a dystopian nightmare, I had this idea to put a couple of variations of “what the fuck” on a mug. I was just kind of joking when I said it, but a bunch of people immediately …
Late last year, around late October or early November, I started doing a farmer’s market close-by, in Melrose. It was definitely what you’d think a small-town farmer’s market would be like. Right about the time I was starting to think that it might not be the most cost-effective choice I …
These days at HaldeCraft I either feel completely on top of things and that everything gets done, or completely overwhelmed by things and that nothing gets accomplished. And those kind of days can happen back to back! In ceramics, desire for the WTF mugs seems to have calmed down, so …
Just a quick post today – I’m firing the kiln and then as soon as it’s done, I’m heading out of town for a day (maybe two, depending on how tired I am by the time I’d need to decide between driving back tomorrow and going to sleep, haha). There …
I wound up traveling last week, hence no Wednesday post this time last week, and this week has been catching up on everything. EVERYTHING! Let’s get to it! Ceramics is my focus this week. I’ve been firing Big Geek every other day, and if I can keep doing that for …
Here we are, at another Wednesday! Didn’t we just have one of those? It’s almost like the days of the week just… repeat themselves. ( shifty eyes ) In ceramics, I test fired the kiln Sunday with a bisque fire (everything went well, no error codes). All my parts got …
New in the shop, Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy. A sketchy city in the desert, full of rogues, scoundrels, and clarinet players. A dive bar where you can make a deal, make a mess, or both at the same time. Hidden alleys and trouble to get into. Everything you’re …
Let’s see… I think we’re into the 437th week of 2020, which means late July, so… I mean, really, doesn’t it feel like that? I saw a meme a couple of weeks ago that it’s not dog years that equal seven for every one, it’s 2020. This year is bananas, …
What is today? Is it Wednesday? Let’s pretend as if it is, even if it’s not. It feels like Friday of next week, to be honest. But I’m pretty sure it’s Wednesday. In ceramics, my obsession with fixing the WTF mugs is finally paying off – I’ll have some to …
Although Under the Sea was pushed back a couple of weeks because of kiln issues, and then life got in the way and it hasn’t had a proper blog post introduction, it’s finally time to talk about …(drum roll please) … Under the Sea. Under the Sea offers four different …
July. Whoa. Who said that could happen? This year has felt like an Irwin Allen disaster film played at 3x speed. (Those meth gators better back off!) ANYWAY. Here’s what I’m up to this week. In ceramics, y’all, I am fiiiighting it out with these WTF mugs. I’m doing some …
I am firmly in Team Mask, and if you’re not, that’s fine, but I don’t really give a shit why you’re not and I won’t argue about it with you. This post is for people who are in the market for masks, or maybe more masks, I don’t judge. I …
Is it Wednesday? I feel like it might be Wednesday. I don’t know, I quit looking at my dayplanner about fifty-seven years ago, in March. In ceramics this week, I’m toying around with some ideas, and also glazing and firing as fast as I can. The temps have been cool(ish), …
It came to my attention last week that I hadn’t done a weekly, works in progress post for about five weeks. FIVE WEEKS. It’s not that I’ve not been working – you follow me on social media, you can see I have. But I’ll do things like… get orders out …
Have you been washing your hands a gabillion times a day? Are your hands raw from sanitizer? I got you, Boo. Well, until these sell out, anyway. You may already be familiar with my goat’s milk lotion (ingredients here). I’d been restocking for online purchasing just a couple of times …
Ever had one of those weeks where everything you try to do takes longer, is frustrating, and comes out wrong? I’m heading into Week Three of that, so maybe it’s time to step back. Slow down. Be the opposite of productive. I know I haven’t done a WiP Wed post …
Whew. What a long strange trip we’re all on, eh? Every time I feel like I’m getting back into my groove, on my schedule, I stare at the wall for half a day and then am surprised that it’s after lunchtime and I’ve done practically nothing. Same for you….? In …
Who needs a splash of color on their dresser, or table, or wherever you keep your jewelry? What’s that? You do? You’re tired of losing your rings here and there and want a dedicated – and eye-catching – spot to put them? We can help! Inspired by Spanish and Mexican …
Like bees to a flower, you’re drawn to these flower-shaped nesting dishes, in the honeycomb (with bee) texture. There are two sets, each with two dishes; a small set (here) and a medium set (here). The smaller of the two sets has a 5″ dish and a 6″ dish, and …
[ insert beeps and whistles ] Which means that this yarn, which may or may not have come from a galaxy far, far away, is the color that you are looking for. HaldeCraft HandDyed yarns started life in 2007 in a small yarn store in Gainesville, Florida (Hanks Yarn and …
