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47 Macewan Park Link Northwest
Calgary, AB, T3K
Canada

Muddy Otter's Pottery is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We feature the work of Catherine Dale, a local potter who makes wheel-thrown tableware.

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Mayco Stoneware Glaze Combinations on White and Grey Matte

Catherine Dale

These tiles are a combination of Mayco Stoneware glazes over either Matte White and Matte Grey.  The tiles were bisque-fired to cone 04 and glaze-fired to cone 5. Three coats of each glaze were applied using a brush.  The tiles are either Tucker's Bright White or Plainsman P300 clay.  The top glaze is the first name listed in the description and the bottom one is the second.  And, as usual, the part in the middle is the interface, 

Amaco "Potter's Choice" or "Celadon" Glazes with Mayco Stoneware or Stroke and Coat

Catherine Dale

I always test glazes prior to using them on my work.  Many times, a glaze test can inspire the making of a piece which suits how the glazes perform.  Here I have tested how Amaco and Mayco glazes "play" with each other.  The test tiles are either Tucker's Bright White clay or Plainsman P300 clay bisque-fired to cone 04 and glaze-fired to cone 5 with no hold.  Each glaze has been applied with a brush, three coats each.  The top of the tile is the first glaze listed in the description and the second one is at the bottom of the tile.  The area in the middle of each tile is where the two glazes interface.

Yarn Bowls for Custom Woolen Mills

Catherine Dale

My collaboration with Custom Woolen Mills began a few years ago when Madelaine Purves-Smith approached Anders Bailey and me to make porcelain buttons for their wool shop.  Anders moved to Montreal, so I continued to make buttons.  One day, Maddy asked me if I could make yarn bowls.  I said I would try.  Each batch evolves and gets better and better.  I am a knitter, as well a potter.  I never used a yarn bowl until I was commissioned to make some.  Now, I wouldn't be without one.

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