Life has returned to some semblance of normalcy with the end of the holidays and the melting of the snow. The community studio where I work (Radius) reopens on January 4 so expect the first images of the collection shortly thereafter. Oh how I wish I had a wheel at home and this wouldn’t be an issue – if anyone has a few extra grand laying around  or the equipement you’d find a friendly recipient in me. So, my apologies again for the delay but I promise to make it worth the wait.

I also have a metalsmiting class starting in a few weeks – we’ll see where that takes me but imagine the possibilities of ceramic and hand-hammered metal. Two lovely mediums with opposite properties happy together…

Snow has been softly falling since early this morning and it appears that we’ve got a solid 6 – 8 inches on the ground. That’s a lot for Portland, considering that a week ago with less than 1″ of snowfall the local news donned the storm an “Arctic Blast” with seemingly 24/7 coverage. Now we really have snow, it’s very cold and quiet. I’m from the state above us that gets piles of snow regularly — it’s nice to be reminded of a winter wonderland. However (and this is the real tragedy) getting to the studio has been all but impossible since PDX doesn’t have snowplows and I am really missing the clay between my fingers. I’m ready to finish up the collection and work furiously but the weather has other plans. Boo.

I have samples of all but a couple of the 10-piece collection in various stages of completion. I hope to have photos up after the holiday. Since the askew collection has no real post-throwing embellishments it will be finished first. Thread requires hand-painted underglazing and furrow hand-carved designs, so they will come a little later.

Good news is I got the Etsy site set up for listing the work, there’s a link at the right of the menu up top. I’ve also started talking with a few local (Portland) retailers so if you’re in our fair city I’ll be able to tell you where you can go in person to view the work soon! Exciting times are ahead and I cannot wait to launch after the holiday madness.

*Photo from the Mercury Flickr pool.

Hello there. Welcome to the internet home for our new ceramics company, Pigeon Toe. We are midway through the design and production process for our first collection and will be posting on our progress here until both the collection and fancy website are done. Expect many in-process photos, musings, and oversharing along the way. Have a question, comment, or inquiry for us? We would enjoy hearing from you.