I found a map that I'd been storing in my map collection and decided to put it to good use. After gluing it to a piece of foam core, I attached a picture hanger to the back and hung it on the wall near my ceramics studio. Each time one of my ceramic pieces goes … Continue reading where do my ceramics live? 2.16.2023
Let me start this post by admitting that I've not had any type of instruction in taking photos. You could say that I'm a self-taught photographer. I've tried a variety of locations around my home for taking photos of my ceramics. The couch, the piano bench, next to a window, and outside, on the back … Continue reading photographing ceramics 1.19.2023
I donate a percentage of all my ceramic sales annually to charitable organizations. It’s important for me to give back to my community, and I do so by volunteering in my personal life, and by donating a percentage of all sales in my Rachel as Artist life. I'm fortunate to be able to do this. … Continue reading annual donating in 2022 12.22.2022
I recently watched a 3-part short documentary series about a ceramicist who wood fires her work. Part 3 is here. You'll need to scroll down to almost the bottom of the page to find the film. Parts 1 & 2 are here, where eventually Part 3 will land. The films vary in length, from 15 … Continue reading wood firing documentary 12.8.2022
I've been creating lots of pots in the past few weeks. vases, bowls, trees planters, orb, ikebana vases platters, vases, orbs These are all at the "greenware" stage, meaning ceramic pieces that are dry clay. They're very fragile at this stage. In the next week, once these are completely dry, I'll fire them to the … Continue reading ceramics in process 10.27.2022
In my small ceramics studio, I use a variety of homemade bisque molds to make some of my ceramic forms. Bisque (also referred to as biscuit) molds are clay forms I fire to about 1915 degrees, or cone 04. I wrote about how I use the bisque molds here. In this post, I'll explain how … Continue reading making bisque molds – 5.19.2022
Rachel Imsland, Artist 