The Largest Piece I have ever made

So this is a few pics of me throwing the largest piece I have ever made. It was 4 sections and ended up about 33 inches tall. It was really challenging and a lot of fun to do!!

Ben

Art-A-Licious Photos!

Hello Everyone,

Well, this is what the booth looked like at Art-A-Licious this past weekend. The sale went well and I met a bunch of great people! Thanks for stopping by if you did!

Ben

WIP Greenware for Art-A-Licious

Hello Everyone,

So this is the work in progress for this semester so far. In two weeks I've thrown almost 40 pieces of pottery for Art-A-Licious, my big sale coming up in a couple of weekends. I'm getting really excited for the sale and I really think I'm going to do well this year! I hope you enjoy and if you can stop by, it's on Sept. 16th and 17th in Downtown Adrian, MI. Come stop by the booth and buy something if you like!

Ben

Getting Ready for Art-A-Licious

Hello Everyone,

On September 16th and 17th I will have a booth in Downtown Adrian, MI where I will be selling my pottery. Right now I'm working like a mad-potter to get everything done. So far I'm looking at around 15 bowls, 15 mugs, a couple vases and some lidded jars. I'm going to be working more in the next few days to get more done so I can get everything fired and glazed in time! I hope you can come down and check out the booth, it should be great!

Some new photo's coming up later in the week of all the pottery in stages!

Ben

Tomorrow is last day for wet work at home

Hello Everyone,

Well, tomorrow is it for this summer's pottery. I'm going to put the bats away after tomorrow and get to trimming and drying out all my pieces. I'm going to throw probably over 25lbs of clay tomorrow. I know I would like 5 more candle holders, 3 more large bowls, 5 more reg. bowls, I have to handle the tankards, and I would like 2 more jars with lids if I can manage that out of 25lbs. I think I can, but I won't know till I weigh it all out tomorrow. The rest of the clay is going to school with me, all 200lbs of it. After tomorrow, that's it, no more throwing until school starts, so I'll post pictures once I'm finished tomorrow. It's gonna be tough to get everything done, but I think I can do it. And even if I can't glaze it all, I can do that at school if need be. I'm ready to go baby!

Ben

New Pictures on Website and New Video on Youtube

Hey Everyone!

Just wanted to let you know that there are a few new pictures up on the website http://bcoffmanart.webs.com , check them out! There are also new pictures up on the Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gabriels-Grove-Studios/285314096983

Also, a new video is up on the youtube page! The newest results of my glaze firing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvaLAmXeRxU

Thanks greatly for watching,

Also, the pictures attached to this post are of my new pieces I threw today and also a new idea I'm working on, Pagan Pottery. Right now I'm doing some small cauldrons for altars or other cauldron needs, or even for decoration for the holiday.

Thanks,

Ben

Back From Vacation-Down to Business

Hey Everyone,

So, I'm officially back from my trip to the Keweenaw Penninsula in Upper Michigan. It was such a great trip and I had a wonderful time, but now I'm back and there is work to be done!

I need to get a lot more ceramics done here in the next week and a half so I have a good amount of pieces to take to Art-A-Licious once I get back to school. I would like to have upwards of 60 pieces, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to swing that, though I'm pretty confident I can swing 40. In that 40 I would like to have about 10 cups, 15 bowls, 5 votive holders, and 10 larger pieces at least. My goal is to make enough money to keep me going at school until my first paycheck, which could be 2 or 3 weeks after I start. I also want to spread my name around too and start a mailing list. I need a client base!

Getting started today!

Ben