New Hatching of Mini Mudbank Monsters

Looking for good homes. Adopt one today ($50 each).

Each comes with adoption certificate. Money slot on back.

Check out complete album with front / back views on my Facebook page.

Underglaze Silk Screen Transfer Experiments.

What fun to play with something new! Really happy with how these are turning out.

Tried several methods to silk screen images onto tissue paper for water tattoo like transfer onto clay.

(1) Straight Underglaze: too watery, flaked off paper once dried.

(2) Shaving Cream: used as a thickener (what was recommended by the silk screen company), gel made it too thick to go through the screen. ? if foam shaving cream would work better.

(3) Glycerin: worked great! A few drops in the underglaze thickened up the paint and allowed it to stick to the paper.

(4) Extender + Mason Stains: my favorite. Didn't make use of the underglazes, but gave sharp dark image that stayed on the paper and easily transfered. Now all I have to do is invest in more mason stains and find a local supplier for the extender medium.

Note: tissue paper works ok, but the best paper I found (hint from UAA professor Melissa Mencinni) has been recycled pattern paper from old sewing patterns. This paper is more durable and is closest to the commercial transfer papers one can buy from China or Japan.

Plan to experiment more with these during my upcoming workshops to make bowls for Bean's Cafe' Empty Bowl fundraiser. Will post photos of finished bowls soon.

http://artistsalaska.com/leolaRutherford/

NEW WEB PAGE!

Now has a shopping cart where you can order and pay by credit card. Joining the digital age just in time for the holidays.

Check it out!

Now for sale on Etsy!

Leola's Pottery is now on sale on Etsy!

Easy Etsy shopping now available. Go to Etsy

(or see shopping preview widget in side bar)

to view latest items for sale.

NEW ITEM: "Mini Mudbank Monsters" are now available for adoption.

Joining their larger "Mega Budbank Monsters," Leola's new minis are approximately 6"high x 4.5"wide and easily ship in a large USPS flat rate box.

Each huggable monster comes with an adoption certificate so you can "name" them and "adopt them into your tribe." These whimsical pottery creations have a money slot, tail and belly button, but each is a unique one-of-a-kind design. All are signed by the artist. Great gift for young and old alike!

Yarn Bowls : Leola's Latest

Alaska Salmon Yarn Bowls

Check out Leola's latest creation. Perfect gift for the knitter in your life. Never have your ball of yarn roll away from you again. Hand painted porcelain pottery bowl. Use mouth slot for projects that require multiple colored yarns; eye hole for single color yarn projects. Also available--larger double yarn bowls for two ply felting projects or multiple colored yarn projects.

Available at Leola's Girdwood Studio and select local gift shops.

Wholesale Show Opportunity

Upcoming event: January 21-13, 2011

Notice to all Gallery & Gift Shop Owners.

Opportunity to buy direct from Leola Rutherford Pottery.

Alaska Wholesale Gift & Food Show @ the Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center

600 W 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501

Friday, January 21 1-6pm

Saturday, January 22 9am-6pm

Sunday, January 23 9am - 4pm

Contact: info@alaskagiftshow.com

Web: www.AlaskaGiftShow.com

Studio Tour June 5 & 6

Come see Leola's Pottery Studio

It is time again for our annual Turnagain Arm Studio Tour.

Leola is one of seven artists opening up their studios for the weekend of June 5 & 6, Sat & Sun from 10 am - 6pm.

Great opportunity to meet the artists and view their latest works.

Girdwood studio artists include:

Leola Rutherford Pottery 329 Cortina 783-9810;

Copper Kiln Pottery 1418 Bursiel St;

Kathy Peters Pottery 293 Hottentot Mine Rd; Leatha Cress Woolf Pottery & Batiks, Timberline & Gstaad; The Golden Stitchers Quilted Greenhouse on Glacier Creek Drive; and Z. Denise Gallup Quilts, Books & Pins.

Indian artist display at: Forget Me Not Nursery Greenhouse & Garden Beds.

Look for signs and yellow balloons. Hope to see you there!