Guilded Dragonfly Studio

With summer over, it’s time to get back to work! Here’s a little peek at what I’ve been up to since my last post, a look at what I’m working on, and an exciting new studio addition! Full fall/winter show schedule coming soon.

P.s. anyone else need 20 takes to get one video? Keeping it real over here.

Mountain mug process pt 3: Glazing. This stage is broken into 5 steps.
Wax the bottom (1 min)
Glaze the inside (2.5 min)
Glaze the mountains (3.5 min)
Wax the mountains (4 min)
Glaze the sky+ cleanup (6 min)
Small steps not counted in these videos is covering and managing drying pots, cleaning up each one post trimming, loading and unloading the kiln, sanding the bottoms, and labeling each one for sale (let’s assume 15 min total time here).

Total hands on time per mug = 55 minutes
Time elapsed from start to finish 20 days

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Sunny workdays are the best. I even pulled my wheel outside so I could enjoy the gorgeous weather. I thought I would share my process as many of you have asked how long it takes to make each item. I’ve started timing each stage of a mountain mug to find out. I make everything in batches so it’s often hard to isolate one thing. Stage one is throwing the form. This one was 2:40, or about 3 minutes if you include wedging the clay first. Throwing has always been the most fun stage for me as it’s where you really see an object come to life. Come back for part 2: trimming.

Coo mugs are available at the Alaska Scottish Highland Games! Only a few available and they always go fast. It’s a fabulous event and the weather is great. Hope to see you!