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Callie Beller Diesel

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  1. heading to Medalta again for a week!

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      Callie Beller Diesel

      Jealous! Are you going to check out that store with the weird spray painted tumbleweeds again?

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  2. Youguysyouguysyouguys!!!! I just got notification I got into The Crafted Dish Cookbook!!!

    1. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      Thanks everybody! It'll be coming out for National Clay Week in October, I'm told. Not too many details yet, but I'll keep everyone posted.

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  3. I swear, I have a half track mind. Saw an ad for a local poetry slam, and read pottery slam. My first thought was "that could be an entertaining fundraiser."

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      Callie Beller Diesel

      Can we write caffeine off as a necessary business expense?

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  4. I swear, I have a half track mind. Saw an ad for a local poetry slam, and read pottery slam. My first thought was "that could be an entertaining fundraiser."

  5. Today is my anniversary of pottery three years now. I posted an image on the gallery with more thoughts for anyone who wants to read it. Thanks to everyone here for all your wonderful help, thoughts, and support. Without you all I wouldn't be a potter.

  6. Took a week off from clay and went Camping in remote Eastern Oregon with my newly retired wife its calfing season on the antelope refuges

    1. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      Who are you, and what have you done with Mark! (Have fun!)

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  7. trying a quick dry method- involves trimmed mugs, 2 fans and outdoors in warm & unusually humid air for our area.

    1. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      I manage to push stuff pretty hard. Are you doing your lamps, or something else?

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  8. Experimenting with underglazes today, firing tonight. Kinda excited to get the burst of color I want on my pots.

  9. I am reading a book on clay body formulation from 1959: and the information is relatively the same as in 2017. Why does this bother me?

    1. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      It sounds like you're more irritated by the fact that someone has probably looked into this in depth before, but they've yet to be bothered to write it down, and now the job's been left to you.

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  10. Think I finally convinced myself to write a book on clay formulation and remedies for common clay issues. Should not take me more than five years.

  11. There's a job at Denby for a trainee lab tech developing glazes. Gimme please :D Also one as a craft potter but not sure I am good enough for that. Might send in a cv anyway.

  12. The last 2 weeks I've clocked 100+ hours/week in the studio in preparation for a craft show. My body absolutely hates me and my brain is fried. But I went through many audible books and finished Neil Tyson's Cosmo series. It better rain money soon.

    1. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      And good luck! Here's hoping you come home much lighter!

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  13. The last 2 weeks I've clocked 100+ hours/week in the studio in preparation for a craft show. My body absolutely hates me and my brain is fried. But I went through many audible books and finished Neil Tyson's Cosmo series. It better rain money soon.

    1. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      Eat good food, too. Healthy stuff, no greasy burgers.

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  14. The last 2 weeks I've clocked 100+ hours/week in the studio in preparation for a craft show. My body absolutely hates me and my brain is fried. But I went through many audible books and finished Neil Tyson's Cosmo series. It better rain money soon.

    1. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      You need sleep before you try selling anything. Going in sick or exhausted will affect sales.

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  15. I will be gathering quite a few of these: https://goo.gl/images/NGXZn7. Think they would be good for small amounts of glaze materials? They even come with their own scoops.

  16. that lab is slow. I think I'm stuck behind a big order they're working on. I'll show pictures of the new glaze as soon as I pass the tests!

  17. I am wondering about glazing in a cold garage ( 27^) The bisque is cold, the glazes are cold. Does this affect the outcome? or is it of no concern

    1. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      It'll be uncomfortable for you, but your pots won't care. Don't let the glaze bucket freeze though. It'll hard pan like nothing else I've ever seen.

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  18. Biking around lagoon with dog, koala in middle of road, dog needs restraining, koala latches onto my leg, and sinks teeth into right knee, teeth either sid eof my patella,.... claws deep into my calf muscle, prised the thingie off woith ma pottinig hands...

  19. neck deep in tax data entry-the dark side of pottery business

  20. I've got Mudtools!!! And Xiem carving tools. If you don't live in Africa then you don't understand how exciting this is These type of tools are just not available over on this side of the planet

  21. Okay, some interim shots are up in my gallery. No pottery yet, but soon. Very soon.

    1. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      Roberta and Tom, it's so amazing here. I haven't talked this much pottery in a long time! I have to do this more!

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  22. Okay, some interim shots are up in my gallery. No pottery yet, but soon. Very soon.

    1. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      Marcia, Terri and I are just here for the weekend. If you can prove a certain amount of technical knowledge, you can rent the soda or the salt kiln and fire it yourself for the weekend. We're here until about lunchtime tomorrow. You're about 5 hours away. Wanna come for lunch? We found a place with amazing carrot cake!

       

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  23. the soda tacos worked- have to wait till Sunday to open the kiln.

  24. Getting ready to leave Texas this morning. Dark and foggy. Cats have been drugged, harness on one. one last shop cart to put into my van along with a suitcase, winter coat. too bad my snow boots are up there. Should have a very white Christmas with 17" of snow!

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      Callie Beller Diesel

      Safe drive, and may your snow blower be easily accessible.

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  25. Received an Etsy order just after midnight...with request to have it shipped "in the next hour'...hmmm, that would be a "No" :)

    1. Callie Beller Diesel

      Callie Beller Diesel

      My favourite are the "here's an image of someone else's pot. Can you make one for me?" It usually means they don't want to pay the price the original was set at, and they hope because I show a lower number of Internet sales, I'll be desperate enough to do it.

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