tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643Fri, 08 Nov 2024 23:00:11 +0000potteryweaving50/50ceramicsSanchez Art CenterfishclaytiletilesminigamaBarbiekilnEtsyManifestoteapotPacificadragonflyLas VegasNASASabina Floor Loomtibetan jewelryMattelWhipple procedurebeachboatsspacecraftCCACAPottery Westartbookscontestmah jongsawdust firingspaceshipLongviewPBSearthenwarefish tilegreenhouseouter spacepancreatic tumorpitcherrakureduction firingshaving mugsto do listyarnChinese New YearDavisDr. GroegerGreek leatherHalf Moon BayHong Kong mahjongKIVASan FranciscoSaori weavingbest brand value.comblogscraigslistcrematorydishtowelsgenealogyhelpjarlabyrinthlocalsloomspancreasragnar relay racerattleslipwareslothstonewarestudiosummer 2008sunsetsurfingthrowingurnvessel1st editions20103 Cups of Tea3DAfghan jadeArt DecoBARTBarbie ManifestoC.S. 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In need of a break from FB and a place that's just mine to sit quiet and say whatever.  No "likes" or LOL's. Still weaving on my loom and making pottery. Since last posting I've become the happy owner of a new kiln and wheel.  25 pounds of clay is heavier than it used to be.  And tieing up the treadles on the loom seems like the treadles are lower and harder to http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2020/02/im-still-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-3740913473854152134Mon, 02 Jun 2014 01:14:00 +00002014-06-01T18:14:45.606-07:00I am getting to know her at last.  After watching the Deborah Chandler video where she warps a Baby Wolf I think I just may be able to do it!  Many years I've tried and failed in my weaving due to one thing or another.  Finally I see where I've gone wrong in many small and tiring ways.  Warping is no longer the long hard road it was...  It's still time consuming but not http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2014/06/baby-wolf-loom-and-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-4189199920793545121Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:37:00 +00002011-09-01T17:37:52.463-07:00Handwoven Rug or Wall Hanging, Black and Green Stripes - TheCuttingEdge.com Scarves, Hats and More! This lady has some incredible simple, straightforward, honest wall hangings that I fell in love with at the American Craft Council show recently at Fort Mason in San Francisco. I am inspired to try one of my own. I have this screaming yellow that I've been wondering what to do with. It will makehttp://imakefish.blogspot.com/2011/09/handwoven-rug-or-wall-hanging-black-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-1382978186685404457Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:36:00 +00002011-08-28T14:39:46.519-07:00 Been busy, been lazy, been bored, been sick, been well, been around the block all right.Been thinking too much, sometimes not enough.Who doesn't like Vikings?http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-kinda-forgot-about-my-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-2448113455586045312Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:26:00 +00002010-11-11T15:36:45.611-08:00EtsyNASAspacecraftspaceshipFirst I threw 1 large low bowl/platter shape using ? 4 pounds ? of clay. I used calipers and measured it and proceeded to throw another similar shape. Put aside, let dry slow. At the correct time they were trimmed; one at the foot creating a foot ring and the other was made smooth and flat. Then they were scored around the rim and slip was applied and they were joined rim to rim. Let dry a http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-i-made-my-etsy-nasa-space-craft.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-1072866023390376215Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:48:00 +00002010-11-07T12:51:14.970-08:003DEtsyNASAspacecraftPacifica Ground Control to Etsy NASA Space Craft, "We have you cleared for lift-off".Just one more photo I took on that "Day" the sun came out on the coast!http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/11/space-craft-lift-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-6279675041378861058Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:31:00 +00002010-10-29T18:41:45.639-07:00contestEtsyNASAFly me to the moon and let me play among the stars! Looks like this kid is ready to launch. Wouldn't that be fun? Still having a blast with the NASA ideas!I like this entry also but I can't afford it...I stopped in a yarn shop in Princeton, CA. today. There is nothing like looking at, touching and examining yarn in person. I couldn't resist making a small purchase...it's not like yarn, it's http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/10/to-moon-and-beyond-halloween-2006.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-8741790508270950330Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:18:00 +00002010-10-27T15:23:16.934-07:00baseballcontestEtsyGiantsNASASan FranciscoI'm giving myself the day off from blabbing about the NASA Etsy contest and my entry to say "Go Giants!" Help, I'm catching that crazy fever that's going around town...http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/10/time-out-of-etsy-nasa-contesttime-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-1333668174939791145Mon, 25 Oct 2010 01:48:00 +00002010-10-24T18:48:28.024-07:00nasacraft 022Originally uploaded by sheilasthingsI'll probably do this until people cross the street so they don't have to hear about it anymore. Mwoaaaah! Just another fun shot of my spacecraft for the contest!http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/10/another-boring-nasa-etsy-photo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-7882557899543240568Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:40:00 +00002010-10-21T08:05:22.358-07:00EtsyNASAspacecraftspaceshipWho likes funky clothes? I do. This one is pretty darned cute. (click on this one)! She has also entered it in the NASA/Etsy space contest.Here is another view of my entry. I'm going to be posting a lot about my entry in the coming weeks...boring, huh? LOL.http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/10/another-entry-nasa-and-etsy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-6091972098438887653Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:08:00 +00002010-10-19T17:14:08.494-07:00contestEtsyNASAMy spacecraft is on the Discover Magazine Blog. OMG and all that other wow stuff!It would be beyond hope to win the Etsy NASA contest but I'd take my grandson to Florida if I did...http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/10/nasa-and-etsy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-2220229995182932736Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:29:00 +00002010-09-20T18:47:53.894-07:00potteryweavingThis weekend will find me trying to sell pottery at my "Pottery Garage Sale"...right next to the Fog Fest in Pacifica. We'll see what happens. That is Saturday, Sunday I'll be doing a throwing demo down at Clay Creations 2-3 p.m. People do love to watch mud whirl on the wheel and vessels emerge! I do too, it looks like magic when I watch others. But then I'm a sucker for clay.It seems I still http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/09/need-gift-new-warp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-366937151864102960Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:31:00 +00002010-09-20T08:42:27.218-07:00craiglookPublic service announcement Number Two. Searching for clown supplies or used valve stems? Try Craiglook!http://craiglook.com/Remember, it's a jungle out there....http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/09/searching-on-craigslist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-2820936739644160523Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:19:00 +00002010-09-15T07:51:24.308-07:00blogsearchMy public service announcement!Are you searching for people that blog about certain topics? Start here my friend: http://blogsearch.com/ http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/09/searching-for-bloggers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-6374544563051250004Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:51:00 +00002010-09-05T08:54:25.012-07:00potteryPottery WestthrowingYou can turn off the sound, it's better that way.What, no apron? LOL. This is about 12 pounds of clay being centered and thrown. I wish the camera would have visited the right hand as he was pulling though.After visiting Pottery West and seeing some of the enormous (to me) pots made by Tom Coleman and some nearly-as-large pots made by Amy Kline, I've been thinking....which is always dangerous. http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/09/professional-throwing-demo-large-open.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-2214305390270240640Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:44:00 +00002010-09-01T07:30:30.463-07:00booksPBStrading booksNew small blue pitcher and tumblers fresh from the kiln! Cobalt blue makes me happy :) I added 2 widgets to my sidebar and I am so proud of myself for being able to do that. Aside from that...when I'm not making something I'm usually reading about how to make something or enjoying some fiction. I trade books on both Bookmooch or Paperback Swap. Life is good today, I'm going to enjoy breakfasthttp://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/09/book-addict.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-755513599743935875Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:58:00 +00002010-08-09T10:03:21.769-07:00ceramicspotteryslipware It's always fun to find a new direction or revisit a forgotten/abandoned/neglected one. Sandstone buff clay body, layer of white slip and glazed with a celadon; I am happy. The one on top is the same but with a glaze called Archies Base and it is best combined with other glazes I think. The pink cast sort of "gets" me, in a less than happy way. So, I'll carry on with my Honest Functional http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/08/ceramic-slip-ware.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-996842308457175337Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:10:00 +00002010-07-25T10:13:50.695-07:00kilnPottery Westwood firingJust a quick note, Pottery West and their wood stack. I wonder how often they fire up the wood kiln? I haven't done a wood firing since about 1982....http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/07/wood-firing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-265112310049337271Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:23:00 +00002010-07-21T22:48:09.403-07:00Las VegasPottery West I visited Pottery West and fell in lust with it. I am ready to move, well, not right away. It WAS 112 deg. F for several days in a row while I was there...The facilities look like a place I could grow to actually love. Amy Kline is the pretty young owner and when I called I think it was her mother that told me that, "No, there was no sign on the property due to zoning", which was why I http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/07/as-much-as-i-know-about-pottery-in-las.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-5158125114717721797Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:15:00 +00002010-06-29T22:15:48.727-07:00Making basic cream lather in three different waysI am finding out more than I ever wanted to know about how men shave their faces since I started to make shaving mugs. I first added little ridges to the bottom of my mugs so that the soap would sit up out of the water...did I know that there was some cool lather in a tube? Noooo.I joined this website the straight razor place wanting to know whathttp://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/06/making-basic-cream-lather-in-three.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-7152679156288045078Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:22:00 +00002010-06-29T19:34:01.483-07:00Michael CardewpotteryPottery WestslipwareWay back when...I first fell for clay it was the late 70's and the attitude that I learned (for lack of non pun word) was "Earthy". My clay is returning to that attitude I hope. I have played around with form and finish for a looooong time it feels like and I am turning around at the end of the lane and heading home. It feels good and right.I have a friend who calls himself Stan the Drunk, an oldhttp://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/06/back-to-basics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-1630601845873118971Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:10:00 +00002010-06-23T10:19:50.280-07:00Freecycle again...Coastal Living - outThreads - outMetalsmith - out (wah-wah).National Geographic Traveler Magazine - out.Did I mention I nearly chased the Freecycler down the street screaming, "Wait, I want those back?" LOL!Actually, I ran up my stairs and didn't look back as she drove off in her pick up truck.http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/06/more-magazinesout-they-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-5852550569295817827Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:22:00 +00002010-06-22T14:28:10.556-07:00I won't go on and on about how stressful certain things are...not too much I won't. National Geographic is just the best magazine ever! Who can argue with that? I have too much of a good thing then I suppose.Thanks to Freecycle I am 30 years lighter. The photo I took shows the collection that someone is coming to get today at 4 p.m. It took a while, I kept wanting to look at the pictures again http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/06/too-much-of-good-thing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-6029935580672133983Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:06:00 +00002010-06-05T09:20:52.952-07:00garbagerecologyMy community is having conniption fits over our new waste management company. As much as I hate to admit it, I am too.The cans are HUGE and tipsy and I have a terrible time controlling them when they are full and I have to wheel them down our driveway. If I get in front I fear it will mow me down and when I hold on from the back it pulls me making my terminally sprained ankle scream. Ours is a http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/06/recology-revolt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437615786157832643.post-2697229206893842943Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:37:00 +00002010-06-04T10:00:59.652-07:00This person seems to need friends so I'll post this on my blog. She's moving to your area .Hey you..I got your reply in my other inbox.. from craigslist.. ur the only onewho replied.. anyways im Maddi:) I'll be living in your area in abouta week and would love to get to know ya as I wont know anyone else.I'm recently single. 5'3 blonde, 25, cute, in shape etc.. dont worry..anyways if u dont mind http://imakefish.blogspot.com/2010/06/craiglist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sheilabythebeach)0