by Melanie Mena | Jul 21, 2012 | Dots!, Pottery, The Dragonfly
The dish rack at The Black Licorice Tree B&B.
by Melanie Mena | Feb 14, 2012 | Dots!, In my studio, Pottery, The Dragonfly
The agenda for Monday: work on a batch of nine mugs. I threw these on the wheel last week: Each mug was turned upside down then re-centered on the wheel for trimming. Once trimmed I sign and number each mug: Nine mugs trimmed and ready for handles: Every handle is...
by Melanie Mena | Feb 6, 2012 | In my studio, Pottery, The Dragonfly
Last Friday afternoon I worked on three teapots and I took photos along the way. I threw these a couple of days before and then let them dry to leather hard: …The pots and the lid forms are all trimmed: …Three handles for three teapots: …And now they...
by Melanie Mena | Feb 2, 2012 | In my studio, Inspiration, Pottery
I was sitting here thinking about all of the things I have to do & I started freaking out. Then I looked around at what I need to do right now & saw all of this: The most beautiful To Do List. This right here is me making pottery for a living. I have...
by Melanie Mena | Jul 25, 2011 | Dots!, Pottery
My very good friend, Tanya King recently photographed my new pottery and I love how the images turned out. Tanya’s style suits my pottery so well and I am oh so lucky to count her as a friend. The Vancouver One Of A Kind folks also liked Tanya’s pictures...
by Melanie Mena | Jun 13, 2011 | In my studio, Pottery
I’m so excited to share with you pictures of my new pots. Below you will see a new Sake set in black, a sugar dish and creamer set in blue and a micro-mini vase in black. I’m really happy with how the glazes and new shapes are working together, now I just...
