pottery, update

14th Annual National Juried Cup Show

I was recently accepted as one in 40 participants in a national cup show! The exhibit is going on now through April 5th at Kent State’s School of Art Gallery and the cup is for sale through the gallery. I […]

food, video

Homemade Caramels!

Mmm…who doesn’t enjoy homemade goodies, especially when that goody is a chocolate salted caramel?! I recorded the making process so that YOU TOO could make these delicious delicacies. They are not hard, contrary to popular belief. They do take some dedication […]

pottery, sale

Christmas Sale is this weekend!

Dear readers, I cordially invite each and every one of you to come to my annual Christmas pottery sale! Here is a sneak peek to what you may find hiding amongst the many fine pots for sale this year. Be […]

pottery, sale, update

A recent firing

Yo!Some recent work coming at ya. These handles turned out very sexy. Temmoku is a wonderful glaze. Puttin’ out more eye candy in hopes you are motivated to attend my Christmas Pottery Sale! It’s coming up soon, December 7th and 8th!

pottery, sale, update

Christmas Pottery Sale!

The annual Christmas sale is coming upon us! Just like last year, I will be showing with three other great Minnesota potters. The location is different this year–we are in Shoreview, just 10 minutes north from the heart of the […]

pottery, update, video

Recent Studio Work

My wife gave me the day off from watching Paxton so I could work on pottery! Not happy with some other mugs I had made earlier, I threw some more mugs and added in some bowls for kicks. Bowls upside […]

pottery, tools

How to make a Hakeme brush

So I visually mowed the city’s lawn looking for the perfect grass to use in these brushes. It takes a lot more grass than I thought it would. And picking off all those grains at the tips was a little […]

family, pottery

Western Wisconsin Pottery Tour

I almost forgot to mention that I will [hopefully] be attending the Western Wisconsin Pottery Tour coming up on October 12-13th! Both my college professor (Kirk Freeman) and my pottery mentor (Steve Rolf) will be featured this year! Needless to say […]

pottery, video

Hakeme Pottery!

Good’ay friends! I have been busy in the studio making more work for the Christmas sale again. I decided to bring along my video camera to document some of the ways I work. I am both a maker and a […]

pottery, update

Pots for Christmas Sale

Hello! I keep forgetting to get pictures of the pots when I am at the studio. Alas, I have finally done it. My lovely wife let me have a “me day” this past Monday. She took Pax up north and […]

church, family, pottery

Video Feature!

I was recently asked by Berean Baptist Church to be filmed making pots for their new fall sermon series. It is for an introduction video which plays after worship as a transition to the sermon. I grew up going to […]

family

Minnesota Hot Fair

My wife, Pax, and I along with Melissa and Mark Oira all headed out this morning to the Minnesota State Fair! We drove for the first time in a very long time since Park & Ride‘s are very convenient (so […]