Foxtail Pottery - Blog

Working on a new stars bowl... made me happy to work on 💗. It will be green like the second photo, if it fires properly... sometimes this glaze doesn’t always work out, but when it does I win. 💫🪐🌟✨☄️ #dowhatyoulove #lovewhatyoudo #keepmoving #forwardmotion #starpottery #moroccanstar #starbowl #handmadebowl #brownclay (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_T0QqKjeQk/?igshid=py2k0w2hanv6

Kitty love 💗🐱 #catsofquarantine #covidkittycuddles #tortiesofinstagram #tortiecats https://www.instagram.com/p/B_PvxSBDd_6/?igshid=rqn8xyugite4

Thank you for your orders this past weekend! It means the world to me! And we raised several hundred dollars in donation to our local food bank! 💗 With my retail shop closed and the markets and shows on hold, I have been stressing about how I am going to make it. Online sales and shipping take so much extra time, however I’m so thankful for this option when everything else is closed! You guys are carrying me through 💗💗💗 I’ll keep posting more stock every Saturday, (my “virtual farmers market”) and I am also accepting custom orders right now too, so let me know if you want to get on the list! Love you lots and hang in there - this new world isn’t easy for some of us but we’ll make a new path forward and keep trying as best we can 💗 #potterslife #selfemployed #bootstrappin #covid #survival https://www.instagram.com/p/B_OO_RiDo6P/?igshid=1gkjddrkk2777

Well I ended up posting more online than I had planned! So there were a number of things that got added later today. Thanks to those who already shopped this morning! Everything else is live now in my shop. 20% of April sales will go to our local food bank! Shop link is in bio. Let me know if something on the website is messed up and I’ll get it fixed. I use wix.com and it can be a pain in the butt, but now I’ve used it for so long that it would take forever to redo everything on another site! Hope you’re having a good weekend! #moroccaninspired #brownclay #potterslife #handmadeservingtray #snacktime #handmadebowls #twisp #methowmade https://www.instagram.com/p/B_I99jMjhHD/?igshid=1fm5kufijep2c

More bird mugs available tomorrow, Sat at 10am in my online shop! 20% of sales this month go to our local food bank! #birdmug #birdpottery #coffeemug #coffeetime #lattemug #espressocup #handmademug #rustickitchen https://www.instagram.com/p/B_FmoKsDU8B/?igshid=1h1b9qqtvrbrp

This Saturday at 10am, I’ll have more stock posted for sale online! 20% of sales in April go to our local food bank who is having to work extra hard to keep up with increased demand. I’ll continue to update my online shop every Saturday, as a sort of “virtual farmers market” while our real one is on hold! Miss you all and hope to see you at my virtual farmer’s market booth! #nighthawk #birdpottery #bluepottery #handmadebowl #handmadesoupbowl #rustickitchen #rusticmodernhome #methowvalleyfarmersmarket #methowvalley #twisp #twispwa (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_EOH6rj3l6/?igshid=126j37jnokgiu

Today would have been the 2020 start of the Methow Valley Farmer’s Market. I’m really missing it! Selling in person is so much more fun for me than selling online. I love being in town early, sipping hot coffee while I chit chat with the other artists and farmers, as we all set up our tables and tents. It’s cold when we first arrive, then the sun slowly makes its way above the hills and we can start to take off layers as the customers start to stroll by around 9. We quickly shuffle over to the produce and food to see what delicious treats we can score. Sometimes Willy makes a fire, and you can hear the low roar of the flame and crackle of the kettle corn popping. Friends come by to chat, puppies are snuggled, stories shared, smiles had. It’s a subtle feeling of connection, the rumblings of community, the good feeling of selling our work and meeting the person who’s buying it. The satisfied feeling of packing up your table with hard-earned money in your pocket, and a Saturday afternoon left open to enjoy with friends and family. Today would have been the first day of the market, and I’m sitting at home missing my people 💗💗💗. Next week I may try to do an online “virtual farmers market,” so stay tuned! And don’t forget the kettle corn 🌽💗☀️. #goodmemories #whentheworldwassafe #potterslife #coronacancellations #alonetogether #methowvalley #methowvalleyfarmersmarket #twisp #twispwa #twispartist #pottery #ceramics (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-2UsIKjgmw/?igshid=1m03ww0386bvo

Bright little assortment of goodies out of this last firing! Hope your day is going well! ☀️🌱🌞 #handmadepottery #rustichomedecor #rusticmodernkitchen #handmadebowls #brownclay #twisp #twispwa #methowvalley #ceramics #pottery (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-sf9J8DI0F/?igshid=1ke22pq106jdj

Sending a few of these off today... it seems the closest I come to most humans these days is through the mail and through the interwebs of virtual hangouts... I miss you, everyone!! Are you there?! I’m here! Hello! 💗 #alonetogether #missingyou #myfriendsarebirdsandtrees #handmadebowls #potterslife #twisp #twispwa #methowvalley #pottersofquarantine #brownclay (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-qN9qzDF7P/?igshid=1t7x0cdga4lw1

Next batch of little bb’s headed into the kiln! 🔥 #quarantinepottery #makeartstayhome #workingalone #missingmypeeps #lovewhatyoudo #potterymaking #glazingday #foundmademodern #handmadebowl #modernrustichome #modernrustickitchen #rustickitchen #handmademodernhome #birdpottery #moroccaninspired #littlebowls (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-lnEHXDCrM/?igshid=1tmxa8o5ofkjw

#claytherapy ❤️ (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XRWGjDKrN/?igshid=1b1c6cvhxcqrk

Compared to smoke season, this quarantine ain’t bad! Fresh air, sunshine, what more do you need? 🌞 (I do miss seeing humans a tiny bit tho) ... #methowquarantine #aloneinthewilderness #twisp #twispwa #potterslife #methowvalley #handmadebowls #brownclay (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-VehdzDP8P/?igshid=n2i1vw5wdk18

It was calming to finish this dinnerware set this week and send it off to its new home. I have struggled mentally this week, worrying about those losing jobs, kids going without meals, friends who are immunocomprimised, my own business future uncertainty... but grounding myself in pottery practice and walks outdoors have helped bring moments of sanity within the storm. Every day I look at my seedlings in the basement, breaking through their shell, pushing through their dirt covering to emerge with their first leaves, then stretching their green bodies toward the light and growing taller each hour. I admire those of you who have pushed through this week with energy and positivity. I appreciate seeing your posts and admire your fighting spirit. I know I should probably be pumping out videos and stories and getting stuff posted online for sale, but ~~~ sometimes I move way slower and have to crawl through the dust before I make my way to the sunshine. Maybe I’m one of those seeds that needs more warmth and time to germinate, but I will push through the dark earth eventually. For now, I keep working in my quarantine, waiting to push through my shell and send my leaves to the sun. Wherever you are in the process, I send you much love and warmth 🌱🌞🌷 (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-DH4ciDJEf/?igshid=7kz251y9v77u

It seems weird to post pictures of pottery when the world is insane. But here’s a pic of a bisque kiln I am loading. From my own little bubble to yours, hello friend 👋🏼 💗🌎 #potterslife #claytherapy #bisquefire #iworkalone #claystudio (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B95krzKgxV6/?igshid=136qfoz7xl7zh

Social distancing, Methow-style. Skiing in the morning, hiking in the afternoon... soaking up that fresh mountain air is just what my heart needed ☀️ #getoutside #stayoutside #methowvalley #methowriver #socialdistancing #socialdistancingphotochallenge2020 #twispwa #goldendoe #methowtrails #mazama (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9xjQD2gbpD/?igshid=1ryzc897wzrkk

New mug experiment... that middle color didn’t turn out like I planned but I like the brilliance of the two greens on top and bottom! I have a bunch more to glaze so I’ll continue to experiment this coming week! 💖 #mugshot #glazeexperiment #coffeetime #lattemug #handmademug #glazechemistry #glazetest #espresso #seattlecoffee #methowvalley #twispwa (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9J99yTAL0M/?igshid=hpho1asj66vu

I’m supposed to be going to the grocery store but I’m in the car staring at my new glaze test tiles that came out of the firing today. Can’t wait to put some of these new colors to work! It feels good to be home and feel the energy of my Chile experience pushing me to try new things! 💘 Ok now I have to go buy baby food and pill pockets for my dog who is sick! 😢🐶💗💊 #glazetests #glazetest #glazechemistry #testtiles #potterslife #brownclay #twispwa #twisp #methowvalley #ceramics (at Twisp, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9IYn7Wji_4/?igshid=o99pu626u3t5