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Buck Run Pottery and New Rocky Comfort Nubians

Working With Earth

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First Rack For Figs

Today we made the next step in wine making with our garden surplus. The melon must was racked into a 5 gallon glass jar. The smaller batch made with figs went into gallon jars each with a vent for gasses on top. For me the highlight of this process was... Continue reading

Posted Jul 20, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Cecily is one of many fine clay artists that are part of the wonderful group called ETSY Mud Team! I am planning to introduce you to more of them now and again! You will be amazed at the range of talent represented here. http://etsymudteam.craft-sense.com/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=18 Cecily has a nice selection of... Continue reading

Posted Jul 17, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Had a truely indecent amount of fun today. Posting one of our birdhouses on ETSY not only sold it but brought in 8 orders! Got the bodies made yesterday and today was nothin but fun. 5 of them are now altered and it was some good medicine for this tired... Continue reading

Posted Jul 14, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Putting Food By

This is the season during which we spend much time harvesting and preparing food for storage in between making pots. I have concentrated on dehydration this summer for the many benefits that mode of food preservation provides. Particularly useful will be grabbing a bag full of munchies on our way... Continue reading

Posted Jul 11, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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San Juan~ Melon of the Year!

Feeling pretty fortunate sitting here dipping our homegrown freshly dehydrated zuchinni chips into our very own zipper cream pea hummus spiced with herbs fresh from the yard! Washing it down with carrot/ cucumber juice havested yesterday and chilled overnight. BUT....all that down the hatch and we are now drooling over... Continue reading

Posted Jul 8, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Independence Day

Greetings and happy Independence Day! Many thanks go to Kathy Goodin who has the top bid on the bowl we had at auction on Facebook to benfit Texarkana Humane Society. Your bowl has been shipped Kathy and we hope you enjoy it. Hope you know how we apprecaite your generousity... Continue reading

Posted Jul 4, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Our Benefit Bowl

We have been so thrilled at the wonderful response to our auction item that will benefit the Texarkana Humane Society. This is a all volunteer group that provides housing-care-food and love for many abandoned and abused animals each year. We are unable to take on more animals ourselves and hit... Continue reading

Posted Jun 29, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Help the Mud Team with our Top 10 Contest!

We are participating in an event on ETSY that is aimed at helping generate more advertising for the group of ceramic artists called the Mud Team. Pleae take time to go to our TOP 10 page and rate all the entries. You can give everyone a 10 or pick and... Continue reading

Posted Jun 24, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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More New Daylilies and Tons of Food Too!

The daylilies have been showing off something fierce lately and we are asking for naming suggestions on Facebook. Please contact us with your suggestions! This medium sized bloom with excellent substance and light fragrance is a firey example of our morning gardenscape. While enjoying the color show we harvested the... Continue reading

Posted Jun 15, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Recovering From Melrose

Something about being out in a heat index of 108 rather slows mental ability. Just now certain that we have survived! Thank you to all who came out to swelter with us on the grounds of the plantation last weekend. We apprecaite your support and count you among the bravest... Continue reading

Posted Jun 15, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Tagine Cooking ~ An Order and Delightful Learning!

We have been working on a special order from Kathy in Mississippi for a Tagine. We made one for ourselves and love the way it cooks a one dish meal. The word can be used to denote the dish or the vessel it is cooked in. Any number of combinations... Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Louisiana Mud Painting

For all our patrons in and travelers to the Baton Rouge area~be sure to visit the Neubig Gallery. Henry and Linda have a lovely setting for you to browse the South Louisiana themes Henry produces with the local soil as pigments. Their gallery is a great destination for group gatherings... Continue reading

Posted Jun 3, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Thank you Lisa!

After joining the ETSY Mud Team we were contacted by Lisa to contribute to her blog featuring stories about potters and the connection between food and pottery. I hope you will enjoy reading her write up about Buck Run Pottery. Thank you Lisa. Lisa's Blog Continue reading

Posted Jun 2, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Thank you Bonnie. Glad to hear you are enjoying this tea set. Yes it is the same one!

Commented May 26, 2011 on More hot pots! at Buck Run Ramblings

Many of our older daylily clumps are thanking us for all the barn cleanings we lavished on them last year. We have multiple scapes on each clump with as many as 30 buds per scape. So nice to have such cheery garden partners. Many of them are interspersed in the... Continue reading

Posted May 26, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Reviving An Old Item

We have had several requests for trivets to set hot tea pots on so we are back to making this item. They are also helpful for casseroles and bowls of hot food that could make steam pockets on your table and ruin the finish. So when you don't think table... Continue reading

Posted May 25, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Website Changes

Hello! We have been working to get a new website but with domain change issues and the time it takes to update regularly we are considering just using our blog as a place for everyone to see what we are working on. Thanks for bearing with us while we go... Continue reading

Posted May 24, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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We hope everyone had a great holiday season! Time to get back to work for new inventory for 2011. We have lots of new ideas and will be re-creating all our old favorites as well. Thank you for all your support in 2010 and we look forward to hearing from... Continue reading

Posted Jan 2, 2011 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Working on inventory for fall festivals and orders for the upcoming holiday season. Here are a couple of new items we unloaded from the kiln today. This footed coffee server is complimented by the shaped serving dish carved and glazed similarly. Our ever popular acorn pieces are a must for... Continue reading

Posted Oct 6, 2010 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Buck Run Butterflies

Don is at it again with that paintbrush in the glaze. Starting a butterfly series with the following efforts. He will be continuing with this project until he has the hang of all the natives of Arkansas. Stop by often to see the newest pieces in this group. BuckEye Eastern... Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2010 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Don's favorite rooster is named Foghorn. You can imagine why. He served as the model for the image on this tray. The painting is done with the same glazes as our functional pottery so the piece is intended to be used. We are planning more rooster images soon! Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2010 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Getting ready for fall festivals! So many fun things to make and the days keep getting shorter! We are also in the process of getting the fall garden going so watering the seedlings frequently in this lingering heat. Ready for Fall! Here are a few of our new items. Email... Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2010 at Buck Run Ramblings

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New items firing weekly. Check out this tea group. Continue reading

Posted Aug 23, 2010 at Buck Run Ramblings

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Working On Gallery Orders

Such a busy time of year! Spent a week processing fruit for the freezer and making jams and jellies and now back to work for fall festivals and gallery orders. This morning Don unloaded a kiln with some very nice painted platters. Thanks for taking a peek! This piece is... Continue reading

Posted Aug 20, 2010 at Buck Run Ramblings

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We are so pleased to be working with Jennifer at Night Sky Farm. She has been designing and making soaps to go with our soap dishes. Her use of color and design compliment them very well. Planning to have plenty for our fall festivals. Thank you Jennifer. Visit Night Sky... Continue reading

Posted Jul 6, 2010 at Buck Run Ramblings

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