This Week in the Studio, Making Green Leaves Urns

Each urn takes about 40 minutes to carve the leaves... the perfect time to listen to podcasts or to sit outside on a warm sunny porch. (The latter isn’t happening anytime soon.) Over the weekend I carved three urns while watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. A big smile came to my face when I saw the huge moon jar holding the Olympic flame!

Pottery StudioLucy FagellaFebruary 13, 2018porcelain urns, pottery studio, making pottery, making urns, moon jar, olympic moon jar, pottery influences, korean pottery, handmade porcelain urns, artistmade urns, ceramic urns, cremation urns, craftsmanship in clay, ceramics, pottery, green leaves urnsComment

Making Large Urns: Concentration and Contentment

Sitting with the sun deliciously at my back all day while throwing large urns, I caught a glimpse of sunlight on my red rubber rib tool.
Sometimes magic happens.
Is it me, or some creative force beyond my realm of comprehension. It's like the red rib touched the pot like a wand... and poof... the pot became.

Life of a PotterLucy FagellaFebruary 3, 2018making urns, concentration at the potters wheel, handmade porcelain urns, artistmade urns, ceramic urns, porcelain urns, making a living as a potter, cremation urns, life of a potter, making pottery, craftsmanship in clay, pottery studioComment

What does a Day Look Like at Lucia Urns?

I didn't get my hands in clay until noon today. I was busy with paper work then packing and shipping urns from website orders. Once I got into the studio I made lids for the small size urns that I made yesterday. Tomorrow I will trim these lids and make sure they fit proportionately to the body of the urns.

A look into my pottery studio days.

How I make the work, and what inspires me as an artist.