Working out of my studio in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, I explore ideas in clay through a wide range of objects and methods.

 
 

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People keep asking me if I make mugs. Well, working on a design that’s been percolating for a few years now. Wouldn’t want to rush into anything 😏
Landscapes in my slip. #racheldecondeceramics #landscapes #castingslip #porcelain #pottery #ceramics #keramiks #ceramique
Sanding bottoms on these tumblers. These beauties are available @made_in_the_maritimes @designercraftshop @bluemindgallery and soon to be delivered to @handworksgallerysj
Wondering if it’s time to clean the studio floor? Let’s play a game, what kind of shoe am I wearing?! #racheldecondeceramics #studiolife #pattern #shoegame #timetoclean #dirtystudio #ceramics #porcelain
And that’s in the shade! Hello heatwave ☀️ #itssohot #novascotia #heatwave #staycool #alltheheat #melting
Variation on my new floral pattern. What do you think? #racheldecondeceramics #canadianceramics #pottery#porcelain #slipcast #vase #newpattern #amacovelvetunderglaze #contemporaryceramics #ceramics #ceramique
Happy kiln firing! New work headed out to @made_in_the_maritimes @designercraftshop @handworksgallerysj @bluemindgallery and Hermann-Suzuki Pottery, PEI. #racheldecondeceramics #pottery #ceramics #canadianceramics #madeinnovascotia #porcelain #kilnfiring #freshoutofthekiln #newwork #restocking
The bee gods may not be in my corner right now, but let’s hope the kiln gods are! Peeked in earlier and looking back out at me was part of my new floral pattern. Finger crossed 🤞 #racheldecondeceramics #canadianceramics #madeinnovascotia #kiln #kilngods #conesix #firing #newwork #glaze #glazekiln #nscraft #pottery #porcelain #ceramics
Working in clay for the past 15 years has taught me humility, resilience (and a certain amount of paranoia). I was reminded of this when I discovered this morning that a bear had once again attacked my beehives. These ones were surrounded by an electric fence, which I had turned off yesterday while doing repairs to it, only to forget to plug it back in. The first time it’s been off since March and a bear got in. I lost 2 hives. Frustrating, disheartening, and discouraging. All the things I’ve felt so many times over with clay. A part of me wants to throw in the towel, but I know that I just need to learn from this (no room for error this year!) and keep plodding along. I feel so badly for my poor bees, who I grow very attached to as I watch them build and grow. I just have to stay positive and add this experience to my growing list of bee/bear related learning. Which is my mantra every time I run into kiln/clay/glaze/structure/plaster issues in my studio. I have to admit though, sometimes I could do with fewer learning moments 😏 #racheldecondeceramics #novascotiabeekeepers #honeybee #bear #blackbear #bearattack #stilllearning #novascotia #studiolife #clay #experience