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  I cannot be alone in this but I find thoughtful packaging to be the first step in a lovely experience with something I’ve purchased. Lovely materials and well-thought out design that is a part of a whole, a complete ‘brand’ experience....its kind of like how you eat with your eyes first?  I made the stamps myself and use them to stamp the bags and boxes that I ship the earrings etc in. I don’t know if anyone notices or not—but I do!  Making it all, putting it all together, thinking about the person who purchased it....it’s a nice feeling. And I’m after all the nice feelings I can dredge up these days. I put a lot of thought into...

Before I got into making ceramics, I had no idea how different the pieces look between the first firing (bisque) and final firing (with the glazes/paints/etc). Of the many, many learning curves I’ve had so far with trying to figure out this incredibly complicated collision of science, chemistry and art the one that has been the most interesting to me is the vision. To be able to project and predict (ballpark-style) what it WILL look like—often days and days and multiple processes later—has been fascinating. And frustrating. And enraging. And so, so fulfilling and satisfying in those moments when you get it kinda right.... This was one of those (albeit rare) cases where I had something in mind, and was...