Studio Cycles Pictorial 2020

31 December 2020

This is my tenth, year-end roundup of favorite and meaningful images featuring new ideas, important moments, and my pottery journeys. It’s always interesting for me to look back on the collection of images I’ve shared over the course of a year, and reflect on what continues to excite me and what was new in 2020 for me as a maker. Looking back on this year feels quite different than past years. Truly glaring in this pictorial is the absence of workshop images, particularly ironic given I kicked off the year with my article about teaching workshops. 2020 was difficult in so many ways for so many. It was tough for me professionally (too many cancelations to count and a need going forward to recalibrate), but I’m also aware how lucky I am.

My “Dear Fellow White Potters” post on IG & FB from November was the most commented on of the year, which you can read here. This short vid of me slip-trailing was the most liked, and I do believe the silliest. (Sound up!)

As with past years, this is not an order, it’s a cycle.

As always, thank you for your continued support of my work and studio.
A happier, healthier New Year to you and yours.

Studio Cycles Pictorial 2019

31 December 2019

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This is my ninth, year-end roundup of favorite and meaningful images featuring new ideas, important moments, and my pottery journeys. It’s always interesting for me to look back on the collection of images I’ve shared over the course of a year, and reflect on what continues to excite me and what was new in 2019 for me as a maker. Some of these were shared on Facebook and Instagram, but others you haven’t seen. My June post about how Pottery Saved My Life was indeed one of the most liked and commented on ever. If you missed it, you can read it here. As with past years, this is not an order, it’s a cycle.

As always, thank you for your continued support of my work and studio.
A happy, healthy New Year to you and yours!

Kristen Kieffer demo at Mud Queen Pottery, Harrisburg, PA

Studio Cycles Pictorial 2018

31 December 2018

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This is my eighth, year-end roundup of favorite and meaningful images featuring new work, important moments, and pottery adventures. It’s always interesting for me to look back on the collection of images I’ve shared over the course of a year, and reflect on what continues to excite me and what was new in 2018 for me as a maker. These are just a selection of favorites I posted throughout the year on my Facebook and Instagram. As with past years, it’s not an order, it’s a cycle.

As always, thank you for your continued support of my work and studio.
A happy, healthy New Year to you and yours!

Studio Cycles Pictorial 2011

13 November 2011

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I’m certainly in no rush for 2011 to end, though as the holidays approach and attentions (mine) get divided, now seems as good a time as any to post some of my studio and in-progress shots for the year. Ceramics is very much *make, fire, glaze, fire, repeat,* so these images aren’t in order, but rather the repetition is the order. Most all these pictures I’ve shared throughout 2011 on my Facebook Ceramics page (my favored place to post a quick pic, musing or update in between blog posts), but seeing them all in one place is a reminder of my productivity and progress over the last eleven months. 2012, I’m ready for more!