New website

I just wanted to let everyone know that I started another blog today. This one is for Poppy and I to post news and happenings about the family. The name if Hodge's on the Hill and the address is www.hodgesonthehill.blogspot.com. Come and visit. I promise I will try to keep it fresh.

Well here they are....

The pictures aren't that great but the pots turned out so nice! Thanks for stopping!

Funky Pots from Foothill Country

Well, here are a few pieces that I'm working on. They are currently in the drying stage. I will be bisque firing them soon and will hopefully get them glazed and finished. They will all have the same glaze effect as the pot picture below except I will be trying out some different glaze colors. The pot below was dipped in glaze and then scraped in places to reveal the natural clay color underneath.

I really fell in love with the design of this pot. Apparently so did Beth!

These two are vases.

These are going to be tumblers. They are just the right size and fit perfectly in the hand. Each one of these new pieces is different in pattern or shape.

That one on the right says things like Faith, Hope, Love, Laugh!

I just thought this one was so sweet and whimsical!

The next 3 pictures are of the same cup from different sides so you can get the full impact. I love it!!! And absolutely true!

Just in case you couldn't make it out...the top line reads 'Haley, James & Cameron' and the bottom reads 'My cup runneth over. Ps. 23:5'

And again the next 3 are of one cup.

Top line: Live~Love~Laugh
Bottom line:Well~Forever~Often

I just love the versatility of pottery and these pieces are no exception. They are not the usual "stick-them-on-a-shelf-and-never-use-them" pieces. They are functional and fun! What more could you ask for?
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the lastest installment of 'Funky Pots from Foothill Country'. Leave me some love and your opinions. Thanks, Ambre

Jennifer's New Pieces

Well, I have some new pieces to show, so let's get started. This first picture is of the Japanese style teapot I made. I changed my mind at the last minute and painted it with Poppy Fields Crystalline Glaze. I just need to add the bamboo handle and she's all set. I think it turned out very well.

I made two more rice bowls but instead of painting them red, I tried another effect that I think turned out well. The inside of the bowls are done in Peacock Eyes Crystalline and outside is Stormy Blue. Yeah, Yeah, I know it doesn't look blue. But this is fired to cone 5 and this is the effect that you get. I still think they turned out well.

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The next few pictures are of a set of cups and creamer and sugar. They are dipped in raspberry and nutmeg. I overlapped the two colors a little and that is the effect in the middle.

The next three pictures are of some new birdhouses that I made. They were a lot of fun to make and kinda whimsical.

The top of the birdhouse in the middle was done by coiling ropes of clay. The weird thing about this is that the glaze on the top of this is Stormy Blue. I'm wondering if the blue effect we got with this is because I dipped it in clear glaze too. I'll have to do some trials and see. Anyway, do you remember the platter below?

Well, how do you like it now? I had a hard time deciding what to do with it. But finally decided to dip it in Brown Glass and trim in white.

That's all I have for right now. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave your comments. We will probably be showing and selling all these new items at our next sell. So if you see something you like let us know.

Coming Soon!!!

Unloaded the kiln this morning. Beautiful stuff. Will have pics up later this afternoon. Thanks for stopping by. Jen

A few new things.....

We fired again finally but it's all mine. Mom is working on getting her stuff painted so we can get them in to fire this week. This first one was my favorite piece from this run but it's gone already. I gave it to Beth for her birthday cause she loved it so much.

Below are the tops for the windchimes I'm putting together. I think they came out really nice!

These are a set of bowls that I made and they turned out beautiful! They are dipped in Ryoko and Moss Green.

Bowls again!

And this is a platter that I did as an order for a lady. It came out nice.....the edges came out not as curved as they were supposed to be but it's still a beautiful and functional piece. It's also done in Ryoko and Moss Green! I am really digging these colors!

Well, that's all I got for now but I hope we have more to show you soon!
Thanks for stopping in! Ambre

Waiting!!!

Waiting!!! Waiting!!! Waiting!!! I hate waiting. It's a cruel thing, this waiting. We are still working on some upcoming pieces and waiting for them to dry. We have a few pieces that can be fired to glaze and a few pieces at the college that are already fired but not picked up. Class is tomorrow night. Sorry for the inconvenience, but we will have some posted as soon
as possible. Thanks, Jen