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Raising Away

I started another raising project last weekend. I always forget how physically difficult this process is. I had an idea while I was making the last teapot that I decided to work on and it involves flat raising a nice … Continue reading

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In Progress: Teapot Rising

When we last left our brave teapot, it looked like this: I had to do it. I cut the original 12″ disk down to a 9″ diameter. It just was too large to anneal and I couldn’t hold on to … Continue reading

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And So It Begins…

Hello, my name is Wendy. I always choose to work on super hard projects. I forget that when I say “I’ll only work on pieces that are 7″ diameter and smaller” that it’s for a good reason. Yet here I … Continue reading

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