149 sullivan street

awww..japanese

2012-02-15T22:00:00.000-08:00

saw these here...

mostly lovely japanese stuff..apart from the shop in a matchbox..

..i would have loved to have had that in 1970..
sorry its fuzzy..too small to focus on obviously

get off the couch

2012-02-15T21:43:00.001-08:00

for simba's tenth birthday..march 1st

...i will teach him to do this

..can you teach an old dog new tricks?

2012-02-11T22:45:00.001-08:00

brilliant...from seth casteel

..more here

2012-02-11T19:29:00.001-08:00

48

2012-02-11T19:15:00.000-08:00

:-(

new glazes

2012-02-11T16:12:00.000-08:00

i like the black and white fine..

but sometimes you have to push the boat out..

buy here

arghhh

2012-02-10T08:55:00.001-08:00

no surprise to anyone that knows me...

that i have serious envy about this cottage..

i almost feel sick with it..

from here

milling

2012-02-07T21:40:00.000-08:00

had a brilliant afternoon with these guys..

milling my new project..

just stood there and watched it happen..

my lazy self likes this

2012-02-07T18:16:00.000-08:00

love this church..

in china..

more here

new book

2012-02-06T17:48:00.000-08:00

lovely deborah turbeville images and article here

pcc loot

2012-02-05T17:15:00.000-08:00

new light...

next to lovely new containers from amy...

oops

2012-02-05T15:05:00.000-08:00

my new shade looks like a donut..

but less delicious..

fascinating

2012-02-03T22:19:00.000-08:00

rick owens and michele lamy..

making furniture..

and a love story..

thanks to here for the tip off..

buffalo

2012-02-03T13:47:00.000-08:00

i am loving me some buffalo these days..

from here..

and here..

2012-02-03T13:41:00.000-08:00

i love everything about this..

who it is..the jumper..

the camera..

and the cuppa..

from this awesome blog i recently discovered

home

2012-02-01T09:15:00.000-08:00

i wish this was my life..

heaven..

more here..

and this great site had me for hours

photos by jennifer causey

simon's house

2012-02-01T07:45:00.000-08:00

featured in the l.a. times

more here

and look at that nice pot in the picture....

peggy lipton

2012-01-29T11:51:00.001-08:00

taken 1971

..love them..they look so current..and so cali

2012-01-27T08:12:00.001-08:00

thanks to here for the link

and for sharing my love for mj

that shape

2012-01-26T18:38:00.000-08:00

wish this was on the wall in my house..

instead of here

it's like a barbapapa guitar

noemie goudal

2012-01-26T18:27:00.000-08:00

more here

lit up

2012-01-21T19:01:00.001-08:00

i love the new light...lit..

shade

2012-01-21T15:26:00.000-08:00

not put the bulb in yet..

i wanted this to be a giant globe..but the cane is too weak and made this shape on its own

...happy accident...

meryl

2012-01-17T22:15:00.000-08:00

2012-01-17T21:34:00.001-08:00

sled sheds

from here

baskets

2012-01-15T16:44:00.000-08:00

simon..its your fault..

now giant basket lights..

no age limit

2012-01-14T12:01:00.000-08:00

nasa is looking for astronauts..

i am going to apply..

i have all the qualifications apart from the science degree..

for some reason fashion degrees are not on the list??

..anyway..how cool will it be to get a rejection letter from nasa?

image from here

2012-01-14T11:51:00.000-08:00

for jacky..

from here

rounded

2012-01-11T09:03:00.000-08:00

from here

right up my alley

2012-01-10T11:30:00.000-08:00

makes them on his sewing machine? thats tricky

..from here

2012-01-07T18:20:00.001-08:00

from here

basket pots

2012-01-07T17:25:00.000-08:00

just got around to putting the new pots/baskets up on etsy....

more here..

jackpot!

2012-01-04T08:02:00.000-08:00

the studio was giving away its old ceramics magazines

i grabbed all the ones from the seventies..of course..

lots of men with beards building backyard kilns..

utopia!

california

2012-01-02T22:04:00.000-08:00

80 degrees

new year 2012

at angeles crest

new year..new basket

2012-01-01T10:05:00.000-08:00

leather..clay and cane

2012

2011-12-31T22:20:00.001-08:00

yep..i know i posted it last year..but i love it

...and i love you all!!

happy 2012

a trip

2011-12-30T11:43:00.001-08:00

this place alone makes me want to go to vancouver..

a need a trip pretty badly

luvly jumper

2011-12-29T20:30:00.000-08:00

back in love with wooly jumpers

..from here

basket wrapped

2011-12-29T20:16:00.000-08:00

xmas presents for my nearest and dearest

..the italian pointed out that the mayans came up with this at the beginning of time..

just in case i thought i was original..

great minds..

2011-12-26T10:25:00.000-08:00

house full of good friends..

and good food..

perfect christmas..

hope you all had a good one too..

jacky

2011-12-26T10:09:00.000-08:00

carla not only runs the best store in portland..

but she and her husband rescue dogs as well..

they are all dear to my heart..

..but i have a soft spot for jacky

here he is..looking his most handsome..

..i heart him

lisa's house

2011-12-26T09:59:00.000-08:00

beautiful house..

and lots of tw pottery..

i am flattered!
see if you can spot the pots...

xmas eve eve

2011-12-23T23:39:00.001-08:00

time to get the tree finished..

the dog washed..

and the pies made..

it's good sometimes just to stay here..no planes and snow

..especially when the view looks like this as the sun goes down

thatcher

2011-12-23T14:23:00.000-08:00

i am pretty sure this won't disappoint...

rude interruption

2011-12-20T17:07:00.000-08:00

google domains wished me a happy christmas by suspending me..

..sorry for the break

but here is something i found but can't remember where...christmas makes me loopy

letterhead

2011-12-15T19:54:00.001-08:00

thanks to here for the link

to here

i miss letterhead

(last one leonard cohen)

2011-12-14T08:05:00.000-08:00

great images from here

my wares

2011-12-14T08:00:00.000-08:00

my lack of posts...due to working hard..and selling me pots

..and i now have enough dough to but this beauty..

2011-12-10T22:23:00.000-08:00

that couch...

from here

tw pottery sale this saturday

2011-12-05T09:05:00.001-08:00

tw pottery is in the remodelista sale..with lots of other fantastic vendors..

come by!

the artist

2011-12-03T21:10:00.001-08:00

once again tricia's suggestions are the best

see it...i will go with you..its a 2 timer

cheerio

2011-11-30T21:23:00.001-08:00

the italian's beloved rover died..

sad day

r.i.p.

2011-11-29T08:00:00.001-08:00

more here

and here

2011-11-29T08:00:00.000-08:00

from here

days with my father

2011-11-28T13:33:00.001-08:00

found this today

through here...

beautifully written and photographed..

..get a hankie

..more from mr toledano here

deja vu

2011-11-28T10:12:00.001-08:00

just thinking about ken russell..

which reminded me of alan bates..

which reminded me of julie christie..

just another reason to post a photo of her..

brunette this time..

anthropologist

2011-11-24T15:19:00.001-08:00

which sad bugger is blogging on TG? ...me

..i don't like the football

mind you.. i found this great site

and lovely article on urnatur in sweden

mount washington winter

2011-11-22T11:17:00.001-08:00

little bits of winter

...from my patio

..can't wait until the snow reaches the mountains close to me..

but i was excited to see some in the distance today

platform

2011-11-21T08:00:00.000-08:00

finally made it into platform..

in highland park..no less

will be stocking the dreamcatchers soon..

more here

at home at home

2011-11-20T21:28:00.000-08:00

laure's photos of england made me feel homesick today

..it was the apples that got me

more here

fave

2011-11-20T12:08:00.000-08:00

so far..

i love this little fella

...ceramic base

..unfinished cane

heaven

2011-11-19T15:53:00.000-08:00

thanks to here for the tip..

and here for the info

tw basketry

2011-11-19T15:31:00.000-08:00

new baskets..

i am a bit obsessed

.... will post more later

what the???

2011-11-14T11:14:00.000-08:00

would love to have been at the concept meeting for this..

santa in his port-a-loo..?

2001

2011-11-11T18:59:00.000-08:00

things i love about these..

the yellow..

the suits..

the egg helmets..

space suits..

the packaged food...remember when crap versions of these were in the back of the seats of planes in the seventies?

i would eat mine before we took off

from here

omfg

2011-11-10T16:39:00.000-08:00

my mate teresa has the best taste..

her and freddie's house in the hamptons is so gorgeous ..

major A frame envy

more here

sale this friday and saturday..rain or shine

2011-11-08T17:06:00.000-08:00

come by...

lots of great stuff..alder and co and yolk will be there..

fancy pot hanging

2011-11-07T10:27:00.000-08:00

some of me pots..

thanks imogen

...and we are having a sale this weekend ..

will post more info later

halloween

2011-10-31T19:00:00.000-07:00

first one in the new house

i invested in a twig pumpkin

best selby ever

2011-10-31T13:50:00.000-07:00

more here

basket

2011-10-30T12:16:00.000-07:00

first attempts at the basket making

inspired by my very inspiring mate, simon

with pottery bases

hedi lovely

2011-10-29T01:02:00.000-07:00

cali

here

new tw pottery

2011-10-27T15:34:00.000-07:00

new logo...

new colors...

new styles...

on etsy today

2011-10-25T09:09:00.000-07:00

beautiful ceramic lace by jessica pezalla

more here

heartbreak again

2011-10-20T09:47:00.000-07:00

wtf?

why???

i feel sick...

photos of bengal tigers from here

terrarium contest

2011-10-19T13:35:00.000-07:00

potted is having a contest for the best home made terrarium

and you can win good stuff

more here

deadline tomorrow!!

inspired

2011-10-14T10:12:00.000-07:00

there was so much to post from this

it's fantastic

..i loved this book

..but this goes even further..covers the same ground in some places

..and it has arcosanti

basket shop

2011-10-13T13:49:00.000-07:00

had the best time at the basket shop with simon this morning

.....working on a collaborative project

..will post more soon

nordica

2011-10-13T08:15:00.000-07:00

laure and jonathan came over this week for lunch

at the new house

and took fantastic photos

...and wrote a really sweet blog post afterwards

more here

ready 4 these boats

2011-10-12T17:28:00.000-07:00

i must be walking around with blinders on at p.c.c

i never saw these

he must get there at dawn

sick with envy

2011-10-11T09:00:00.000-07:00

from here

lubna chowdhary

the greenhouse

2011-10-08T17:53:00.000-07:00

best part of the huntington was that on saturdays

they let you in the greenhouse

...wasn't that bothered about the plants as much as the pulleys and equipment in there

(last 5 photos)

sam's house

2011-10-08T17:43:00.000-07:00

sam maloof exhibition at the huntington

a feast for the eyes....

i felt really inspired with a tinge of melancholy...

that feeling when you realize you might never do anything as good as that

lv

2011-10-06T22:49:00.000-07:00

from here

chucking pots

2011-10-06T22:36:00.000-07:00

i have never seen my mum and dad make anything

but tonight they got busy

mum chucking pots on the wheel for the first time since she was 17

and dad made a battleship

with guns and ammunition

thanks old chum

2011-10-06T12:42:00.001-07:00

for cheering me up with this today

nothing better than a ginger beard

loss

2011-10-06T12:39:00.000-07:00

what a sad day yesterday was

i know..it's everywhere on the blogs

but can't let it go by

heartbreak

2011-10-06T12:30:00.000-07:00

my lovely friend anna

lost petey yesterday

such a sweet fella

we are all heartbroken

$650??

2011-10-02T13:18:00.000-07:00

take the 600 off and it would have been mine

at pcc today

(the italian calls me the no-armed scotsman...but i am just thrifty)

2011-10-02T13:16:00.000-07:00

love

from here and there

best dream catcher

2011-10-01T22:14:00.000-07:00

ever..

wanted to take it home

....but no room

touristas

2011-10-01T22:12:00.000-07:00

the only thing i like better than boneyards..are churches

and having the folks in town is a good excuse to go..

and to the canals..and venice

all we have to do is give them cups of tea and naps

oh marni

2011-09-29T16:26:00.000-07:00

i heart you again

photo from him

home wares

2011-09-29T09:33:00.000-07:00

just browsing here

emmaline

2011-09-28T18:15:00.001-07:00

friends had a baby girl this week

emmaline

made me think of this so i looked it up

and i was not disappointed

....genius

house that sam built

2011-09-26T08:28:00.000-07:00

can't wait to get over to this

mother center

2011-09-26T08:17:00.000-07:00

my family are here so we have been going through the history of mount washington

and it's hotel

so we took a trip to the mother center for the s.r.f.

..again

the gardens are what you imagined as a kid to be eden or the place that fairies lived

it's perfect

thanks yogananda for letting us have a poke around

killspencer

2011-09-23T16:13:00.000-07:00

great video if you like making stuff

his drawings are lovely

....and there's more here about his fantastic studio

lucky fella

my dream

2011-09-23T09:32:00.000-07:00

i want to be this organized

from here

tweedy

2011-09-22T08:07:00.000-07:00

new toast collection for fellas

i love it

but i am a sucker for that d.h. lawrence look