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creative nonfiction , creative writing , essays , meditation , pottery , writing , writing prompts
Swirling: An Essay on Pottery
I I lose myself, every time. The walk ends in surrender yet the struggle remains. It is fighting and losing at the same time, like how the...
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arts , arts and crafts , pottery , the salt pig project
Piggies, First Batch
A quick visit to Joey's brought a pleasant surprise: The cute baby monsters have been glazed-fired. Here's how they fared after the ...
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arts , arts and crafts , pottery , the salt pig project
For Bisque Firing
I am halfway done with the first batch of my salt piggies! These baby monsters are now ready for immortality! - 4/11/2014
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arts , pot , pottery , the salt pig project
Salt Pigs, Batch 1
After more than a month, I finally got a chance to trim and design my salt pigs! They're so kawaii ! I honestly cannot stop looking at t...
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arts , arts and crafts , pottery , the salt pig project
Salt Piggies
Returning to Joey's studio on a Friday afternoon had me thinking of one thing: salt pigs! I intend to make it my project for the year an...
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creative writing , diary entries , pottery
And Ceramics Pose A Challenge
Glenda, my editor, has given me new feat: write a pottery story. The writing of the material is a hurdle of sorts because of two things:...
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Of Parties and Weddings
Despite my writing deadline, I attended Joey's Christmas Party and open house sale earlier with Kim. (Please do not tell my boss--...
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Mood Meter: Suddenly Inspired
Singaporean potter Alvin Tan Teck Heng gave a demo at Joey's studio yesterday. He's staying in the country for awhile, but was...
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arts , inspiration , pottery
Perfectly Flawed
This is just beautiful... Kintsugi (golden joinery) or Kintsukuroi (golden repair) is the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with a...
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The Road to Perfect Bowls
One of Joey's bowls, which I love to the core I only realize I miss pottery class after watching numerous wheel throwing videos in ...
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diary entries , family , pottery
Kuleeeet!
My mom dumped my niece under my care for the day--just when I had major script revisions at home! Being the doting Tita/Ninang that I am, ...
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arts , arts and crafts , pottery
Bowls, pots, plates, and more!
Joey de Castro, my pottery teacher, invited Kim and I for the opening night of his latest exhibit, Earthen Treasures . Even though we're...
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arts and crafts , diary entries , pottery
Clay Confessions
My first time with the wheel. Being highly mental, my line of thoughts bordered on the lame, the stupid, and the crazy. Oh yeah, and the sex...
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Clay Bottles
Kim sent me another pottery-related email today. The message: Look at your beautiful works! These are basically the stuff I made a few...
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arts and crafts , diary entries , pottery
The Path to Sushi Plates
Remember the weirdly-shaped cup I called an apple mug a few months ago? Here's how it fared after undergoing glazing and firing for...
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Fired, needs glazing!
Before and after the first firing Kim texted me today, saying my clay creations have been fired! She even posted the photos she took and...
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