New Pots!!

Creating is amazing! Here are a few pots that recently came out of the kiln.

I really like how glass looks in the bottom of bowls. It soaks up the whatever glaze it's placed on top of an absorbs the color, but often the glass turns a different color. This particular bowl was glazed in a pretty Kelly green, but the glass absorbed the glaze and turned blue. So pretty!



Broken glass was melted in the bottom of this bowl

I used wax resist to create these cool Aztec motifs

Christmas ornament. Can I just say these are some of my personal faves?

Just a bunch of new pots sitting on the hearth <3


XOXO,
Cat

 

I'm Back

I've taken a break from blogging for a while now. So what have I been up to?! All kinds of adventures!
Most importantly, I've fired up the kiln and have been excited about the results. I've had a few "learn by mistakes" moments, but hey, that's how it is, right?

Here's a few of my creations:

Small green and gold mug

 

Perfect container for an air plant

Gold Christmas ornament with velvet ribbon

Decorative bowl with a wax resist lace design

 

If you have any interest in purchasing my work or purchasing a commissioned piece, I can be contacted at catnduvall@gmail.com.

Cool Pots

Yes, I've been pinning on pinterest and have found lots of treasures. Below are some inspiring pots. I can't wait to get my hands into some clay!

                                    

Also, I've been honing my graphic design skills (yeah right) and I'm pleased to announce I have a new banner in my etsy shop. It's been a long time coming, but I finally have figured out how I would like to brand Urban Earth. I plan on giving my shop a complete transformation in the next couple of weeks. I am so excited! Check it out and tell me what you think!

XO,
Cat

What's on Your Summer Reading List?

Summer is here and that means there is time to read some good books! It's been said that the only difference between who you are now and who you will be in 10 years are the books you read and the people you meet. So true! So that being said, I'm trying to read some good books this summer.

I just finished up reading Crazy Love by Francis Chan. The book was very challenging and convicting. I would definitely recommend it but also to take it slowly. It's one of those books that is most beneficial if read over time so that you can soak it up. Be ready to make some changes in the way you think about your Christian life.

The second book I want to read is the Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe. This book is actually one that my book club at work picked out. I haven't been able to read it yet, but I hope to in the near future. I've already heard great reviews by all who have read it.

Unbroken is another book I have been anxious to get my hands on. I love the WWII era and am also intrigued by any real life story, especially stories of survival and sacrifice.

Next up is Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges. I have already started this and have been challenged to consider what sins I tolerate in my own life. I'm spreading this book out over the whole summer so that I can take it all in. Jerry Bridges is a great author so I'm sure this book will not disappoint.

Last but not least, I think I might re-read the Hunger Games Trilogy! Yeah, I've never re-read any book, but this was such a page turner. I managed to read all 3 in 3 days. I didn't even see the movies because I liked the books so much. I do think it is interesting that there is no mention of God in the books. It may not have been the author's intention, but I do think these books are a good commentary on what life is like without God. This trilogy isn't overly joyful, in fact I was disappointed with the ending, but how appropriate it was. Also it is an interesting satire on big government. I don't think these books should be read purely for entertainment purposes, but with your brain turned on. How do you like that for a disclaimer :)

What is on your list for the summer?

XO,
Cat

PS I have some pots fresh out of the kiln! Can't wait to get some pictures up and introduce you to Suzanne Vitti! She is a wonderful artist I have had the privilege of working with.

A Noisy Gong

Do you ever need this reminder? Sometimes I feel like I'm just a clangling cymbal. I don't always have the patience or kindness I need.  This is from I Corinthians 13 and has been continually coming back to my mind this week. True love is a hard thing to live out, but I hope you are as challenged as I am by reading this.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
 
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
 Love never ends.