For more than 30 years The Jensens have been hosting a holiday open house. In the eighties, when Bob was an art teacher in Nyssa, he “supported his teaching habit” by selling his hand-thrown pottery and water colors out of his home-studio. During the summers he would show and sell his wares at art-shows in […]
One of our favorite Potter’s House traditions is live demonstrations of Raku firing. In this video Bob explains the technique and shows the process from kiln to finish. It’s exciting to watch the fire, the smoke and the flash of the glaze when the piece is reintroduced to oxygen. Night-time firings are even more dramatic. […]
Last week we were in Hood River and I was amazed by the acres and acres of fruit trees weighed down by bushels of ready-to-be-picked apples and pears. I love this time of year when months of sun and fun produce a harvest of delicious tastes and smells. As our senses explode with all fall […]
Christmas has always been one of my favorite times of the year and when I was a little girl I counted-down to the day when we would bring out the boxes to decorate our house for the holiday season. When I close my eyes I can still smell the apple cider and cinnamon in the […]
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